It has been a bit of a journey finding replacement yarn for my Halloween Cats sweater. As mentioned in my last post, a couple of the accent colors were too similar in value to the main color for the sweater, so the the colorwork was not working. So first I ordered what looked like a… Continue reading Back on Track
This weekend I noticed a pretty big problem with one of my current WIPS Tension is good, pattern is cute. The problem is contrast. It’s missing! You can see the cats OK, and the little snippets of dark purple. But the green and orange just disappear into the background. Even as I was knitting it… Continue reading Recalculating…
Do you think regular cable knitting is not enough of a challenge? Then I would suggest you check out Adventure Cables by Meghan Jones. Adventure Cables starts out kind of slow with just cables with texture. Then it goes into cables with lace involved. Then cables with other cables mixed into them or on top… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Adventure Cables
DH and I went on a short adventure on Saturday to a nearby historical site, the Wade House! The Wade House is halfway between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac and was built as an inn where stagecoach passengers could stop for a rest and a meal break in their travels. Apparently, it used to take… Continue reading Adventures in Dairy Land: Wade House
I’ve got 1 old and 2 new projects actively in the works right now. With Supernova finished off, I picked Back to the Fuchsia up again and made a bit of progress. It’s coming along really well! As for new projects, I started a Halloween sweater KAL with Alissa of Snakes & Cranes and Sarah… Continue reading Weekend WIPs
My Supernova shawl from the Ambah O’Brien MKAL is finally done! I actually did pretty well keeping up until the 5th clue, which was pretty huge. Still not 100% sure about the yellow. However, the rest of the colors kind of tone it down. Sort of. Well, in any case, it’s done! Now back to… Continue reading Supernova Done!
It occurred to me I haven’t shared how the plants on my balcony have been doing in a while. It was a beautiful day out, so I decided to get some pics. All our flowers and the few veggies we planted are doing really well! We have 1 jalapeno, 1 cherry tomato, and 1 regular… Continue reading Agriculture Report
Fishermen’s Knits From the Coast of Norway, by Line Iversen and Margareth Sandvik, is another book that pretty much tells you exactly what it is going to be about and then delivers. It is a somewhat recent book, published in December 2022. It starts with an in-depth look at what life was like for Norwegian… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Fishermen’s Knits From the Coast of Norway
So with all of this running around, going places and doing things, have I even been knitting? Yes, yes I have. Just the one thing this past 2 weeks, but I have been knitting. This is my Supernova MKAL from Ambah O’Brien. I’m about halfway through clue 4. When it’s done, the unfinished “arm” of… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
Quite A Yarn 