Apparently me This was an interesting knit! It started with a triangle and then built off to the side. Then a second piece like the other. Then they get joined together. It’s definitely one of those projects that looks hard but is a lot easier than they look. There are some unique stitch patterns included,… Continue reading Who Ya Gonna Shawl?
For a change I’ve got three projects on the go right now! Powdermill is moving right along! It’s one of those fun knits that looks much more complicated than it is. I am enjoying this one a lot, though it may wind up in hibernation for the next month or so because I have way… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
A few really fun-looking knit alongs have come up lately, knocking me firmly off of my knitting plan for 2023. The Shawl KAL from The Woolly Thistle, actually already started a few days ago. However, it runs until June, so there’s plenty of time to join in! The fun think about this KAL is you… Continue reading KALing Through Spring
Ocean Sunset is done! The pattern is Ocean Moon by Ambah O’Brien, and the yarn is Sunset Moon, a yarn kit that was created specifically for this pattern by Mystic Fiber Co, previously known as Miami Fiber Co. These colors are so outside my wheelhouse, but I am completely in love with them. Like most… Continue reading Sunsetting this Shawl
Finally, something to write about other than a progress report!! Timeless Tyrolean Knitwear is the handiwork of Linda Ivell, aka Knitting4Victory on Instagram. She is an art historian and has been recreating vintage knitwear for quite a while. (40 years!) Although the book has quite a few patterns, it’s not just a pattern book. There… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Timeless Tyrolean Knitwear
I swear one of these weeks I will have a post other than the mid-weekly progress report! I have some new knitting books to review and some adventures to report. But today is not that day. Today it’s just another progress report. But at least my two main current projects are moving! I’m into the… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
At last some progress to report! Ocean Sunset is moving along nicely. I’m about halfway through the striped horizontal section, and then have a lace band below that. The colors are not ones I would normally knit with, but I am really enjoying how they are turning out! Aaaaalmost done with clue 4 of Who… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
With our move away from Anchorage AK, I had to say goodbye to my wonderful LYS, Far North Yarn. I did actually stop in to say goodbye and exchange contact info with Annie, the owner. I’ll be stalking the shop’s Facebook and Instagram, but sadly it won’t be my local anymore. However, I’m in luck,… Continue reading Knitty Gritty – New LYS!
I have managed to get some knitting time in this week, in between settling in to the new place and starting to do a little exploring! I finished the initial piece of my Ocean Sunset, and am starting the second piece, which picks up along one edge of the first piece and continues in a… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Quite A Yarn 