It’s Thursday again – time to count my blessings! And I promise – back to the knitting tomorrow. Twinkle/Christmas/Holiday lights. Whatever you want to call them, around this time of year they start going up all over Anchorage, and I love them! It’s not about Christmas, per se. It’s more that it’s dark more than… Continue reading Thankful Thursday 3
That’s as close as I’ve gotten to working on the 2nd tuck stitch cowl since Sunday afternoon. Every day I have brought it to work, hoping to get a few rows in at lunch or on a break. Every day something comes up. Today it was a good thing – DH was able to meet… Continue reading Thwarted
Got done with sleeve #1 this evening which watching the finale of the most recent season of the Great British Bake-Off! I really just had the ribbing and bind-off to go, so it didn’t take too long. I did try it on, and it fits really nicely, and the sleeve is just long enough, but… Continue reading Halfway Off Sleeve Island
We’re getting there – the time of year when people start to think about Christmas gifts, then forget, then panic and just buy something at the last possible second. To help with this process, I’m going to talk about things crafters might like to receive as gifts. I plan to do at least a couple… Continue reading Christmas for Crafters
Well, this was a pretty good weekend as far as making progress on my various projects. I am so close to done with sleeve #1 on Ixchel! We found the newest season of the Great British Baking Show on Netflix, so we have been binge-watching and I have been knitting away. Just the ribbing to… Continue reading Progress, Though None of it Photogenic
In between working on Ixchel, I started another cowl that is a sort of practice sampler from my Tuck Stitches class. This one is in the Stockinette Tuck Stitch B pattern (I think). The resulting pattern looks like interlocking bubble strings. It looks like colorwork, but it really isn’t. It’s stripes, but with tuck stitches… Continue reading Tuck Stitch Sampler Cowl #2
In the month since starting my subscription to Amy Herzog’s Custom Fit, I believe I have done more swatching that in the whole past year. Mostly this is because after you get your measurements in, the process starts with your swatch. So if you want a pattern, get swatching! “I hate swatching!” You might say.… Continue reading Swatch Out
For anyone who hasn’t be reading along, Thursdays this month I plan to write about the things I’m thankful for. Last week I noted the big things – family, security, etc. This week my list will be a little more personal. I actually remembered this late in the day- just as I was getting pictures… Continue reading Thankful Thursday 2
No, it’s nothing to do with Canadians and beer! The newest book from Tin Can Knits is Strange Brew: A Colorwork Knitting Adventure. I bought my copy directly from Tin Can Knits – they are in England, so shipping isn’t super fast, but I got mine in pretty good time. It is an interesting collection, as… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Strange Brew
Quite A Yarn 