As part of my sporadic yet never-ending quest to get myself together, I started bullet journaling at the beginning of this year. Through some trial and error, I have gotten to a really basic form of bullet journaling that does not in any way use all of the possible options for this organization technique, but… Continue reading Really Basic Bullet Journaling
I’m a few days late for Wednesday WIP – maybe Saturday Sweaterday? Anway, Drops 106-11 is proceeding along pretty well! The back is done, and I am maybe halfway up the fronts. In a few inches I start binding off for the sleeve area and broadening out the center bands for the collar. It’s a… Continue reading Very Late Progress Report
My SIL’s 1st Elvis mitten is coming right along! Anybody else getting ready for Christmas already?
This time I’m not reviewing a book, but instead my awesome local used book store – Title Wave is a much-loved institution in Anchorage, and the state’s biggest and busiest bookstore. We do have a Barnes & Noble, but they don’t actually have as much stock as Title Wave. TW advertises that they have half… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Title Wave
This week I’ve got two projects I can show and one I can’t yet. First, 106-11, of earlier post fame The back of my cardigan is done and I have a start on the fronts. It’s moving along reasonably well! The other project is a pair of mittens I have started as a Christmas gift… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Most of our flowers are continuing to bloom and do well, though I still see the effects of waiting too long to plant this spring. We also had a few unplanned visitors to the yard, thanks to all the rain we’ve been getting lately I’m afraid the beautiful orange flowering-plant is done for the year.… Continue reading Agriculture Report
I have a couple new projects on the needles this week, only one of which I can show right now: The yarn is a silk/mohair blend that was expertly dyed by Alissa of headknits, and also Chestnut Hills Studio. The pattern is the romantically named 106-11 from Drops. I’m a few inches away from being… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
The title of this book is actually Knitting Handbook: 8 Schools of Modular Knitting. But I kind of figured that the first part kind of goes without saying. Anyway. The title pretty accurately describes what you are getting with this book. Vivian Hoxbro breaks down modular knitting into 8 separate styles of schools: stripes, squares,… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: 8 Schools of Modular Knitting
As usual, sorry for the terrible indoor night time photos. But it’s done!! The pattern is Fall Favorites Collection , the main yarn is Nightshades in the Last Call colorway. The main change I made to the pattern is to do it as a cardigan instead of a pullover. I’m pretty happy with how it… Continue reading Halloween Sweater Finished!
