OMG, I hate ripping back. Haaaaaaate it! And yet… I’m a product knitter, big time. Even when I’m process knitting, like with these gloves, I’m product knitting. For anyone not familiar with the terms – allow me to explain. Product knitters are all about the finished result. The goal is the sweater or the socks,… Continue reading And Now I’m Back Where I Started
The projects on my needles right now are a study in contrasts. Allow me to demonstrate… The much larger item at the top is a shrug I started about 15 minutes ago. It is a lacy sleeve accessory, made out of bulky yarn on size 10 1/2 US needles. It is purely a product knit,… Continue reading A Tale of Two Knitties
I finally finished something! The pattern is Cambern by Kathy Zimmerman. I’ve had this queued for a while, and finally got a window in my knit schedule to work on it. The yarn is Cascade Alpaca Lana d’Oro (thank you, closeout section at Webs!) It is a pretty easy knit – though it looks like it… Continue reading Progress Report
I’m kind of new to the MKAL* game – so new that I don’t really play right. I lurk on the Ravelry forums until enough of the pattern is revealed so that I know if I want to make whatever the item is, then I decide. I realize this is kind of against the point… Continue reading Went Viking, Now I’m Back
Although I’ve been knitting for quite a while, I’ve never made socks. There were a lot of reasons for this, mostly because I find sweater knitting much more interesting, and also because you can buy sock so much more cheaply than you can knit them. However, a mix of curiosity and shame at not even… Continue reading Socks and Violence #1
Quite A Yarn 