45 repeats done – 7 more to go! In other news, our Poirot-a-thon continues. I found out that you can add on a subscription to Acorn TV to an Amazon account, which lets you watch pretty much all the British murder mysteries you could possibly ever want. We decided to just start at random, so… Continue reading Twinkling Along
In general, my family are murder mystery people. Not gory, graphic murder, because that is not relaxing. When we need some light reading, it’s off to the cozy murder shelf we go. Sci-fi and a few other genres are also good, but mysteries are always our favorite. So because we all needed to relax this… Continue reading Murder on the Glenesk Express
Progress continues slow but steady on all fronts. First – Glenesk is moving right along. 1st pattern repeat done, and about a quarter of the way through the second. Next, I’m making progress on Twinkle, but it is going s o o o o o o slooooooowwwwwww! Realistically, I’m 70% there, by weight of the… Continue reading Progress Report
Making decent progress on Glenesk so far – what you are looking at is one repeat of the pattern. Now I just have to do that one and a half more times, and I add the steek stitches for the sleeves and start decreasing for the V neck. And then sleeves and the neck &… Continue reading Glenesk – Moving Right Along
Before I get started on my real topic today, let me just say YAY, DH’s slippers are done! Clockwise from the top, these are Mom’s, DH’s, and my slippers. Anyway, as I was in the midst of this slipper frenzy, I started wondering about the details of how exactly this felting thing works. I know… Continue reading I Felt a Curiosity
This is one of those times when I totally get how people have “startitis.” My current knitting is exactly the same as the last several times I wrote, and I’m boring myself even thinking about what to say about it right now. So instead of telling you even more about the things I am continuing… Continue reading Coming Attractions!
Progress continues on all fronts, if a little slowed down because I let myself get spread too thin again! For the moment, I have decided that DH’s slippers will be the weeknight project, because short bursts of knitting time will work fine for them, Twinkle is the workday lunch project for similar reasons, and Glenesk… Continue reading Twinkle and Glenesk
Gauge swatch – actual footage! After having this pattern in my Ravelry queue for a little over two years, and having the kit for about a year and a half, I’m finally getting around to it! Glenesk is a stranded colorwork cardigan designed by Jade Starmore. My original plan for this sweater was to get… Continue reading At Long Last, Glenesk
In my previous post, I mentioned thrumming, without going much into what exactly that means. Basically, thrumming is a means of padding or thickening knitting by knitting little puffs of fleece into the fabric you are creating. The advantage to this is that it creates an extra layer of insulation. As the wearer uses the… Continue reading Thrumming? What Now?
Quite A Yarn 