I made steady progress this evening in Dolores’ new caftan – no picture, as it currently looks like a sad, misbegotten, orange and gray mess. Hopefully tomorrow it will look more like something knit on purpose rather than a horrible accident! The construction of this thing is kind of interesting. You start at the back… Continue reading Caftanations
I got finished knitting Ixchel earlier this week, then my Mom very kindly wove in my ends (I have an awesome Mom!). I blocked it yesterday, and this morning it is ready to go! I could not be happier with it. There are one or two things I’d do differently if I was to make… Continue reading Ixchel is Done!
I didn’t have a lot of time for knitting today, but did get to make some pretty decent progress on Dolores’ new caftan. Tomorrow I plan to go back to my Find Your Fade shawl, so hoping to get a lot done on that! How are your projects going?
In case you missed it, Anchorage (where I live) got hit with a 7.2 earthquake today at 8:29 this morning. We have been also getting aftershocks of varying magnitudes all day long – some of them pretty strong ones. For the curious, you can check out the Alaska Earthquake observatory website here. Click on the… Continue reading All Shook Up
I actually finished knitting Ixchel yesterday! I don’t have a picture yet – my Mom kindly volunteered to weave in my ends ( I know! How nice was that of her!), and it still needs to be blocked, but otherwise, it’s done. 🙂 So in addition to starting Dolores’ new outfit, I also got a… Continue reading Startitis
In spite of the fact that I have had two dress kits for her, poor Dolores has been languishing the same outfit since I finished her Rhinebeck dress and accessories in early September. Since I recently finished some things, I decided it was time to get back to clothing her in the style to which… Continue reading Sensuous Ewe
I bought my copy of Amy Herzog’s new sweater book shortly after it came out around a month ago, and have been reading through it in bits and pieces ever since. In between there have been a few more books that have come out that I had to read (a new Rivers of London and… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Amy Herzog’s Ultimate Sweater Book
In spite of having a day off, I got very little knitting done. I did get some Christmas prep done, and also a few chores, so that was all good. Clearing the deck for later this week! But I have passed a milestone on Ixchel – the 2nd sleeve is done! I did decide to… Continue reading Busy Day
Guys! We had a pop-up at our local yarn store! That never happens here (or almost never), so it was pretty exciting. I know lots of yarn shops in the lower 48 have this sort of event often – where visiting yarn dyers or manufacturers of some knit-related product visit for a day or a… Continue reading Pop Up!
Quite A Yarn 