Do you have a special Mom in your life who likes yarn and/or roses? (It counts if you are the Mom in question!) If so, check out the Wool & Roses Mother’s Day Mystery box from Chestnut Hills Farm and Fiber . Chestnut Hills is a new seasonal yarn mystery box company from Alissa of… Continue reading Yarn and Roses
This week I am reviewing yet another ethnic knitting trilogy, this one is on Swedish knitting, and is written by Maja Karlsson. Wait, you may say, haven’t you already talked about Scandinavian knitting? Maybe too much? And the answer is yes, I have talked about Scandinavian knitting. But no to the second question – is… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Knit Like a Swede
I’ve got at least a little progress in on all of the current projects. Still on section 3 of Vertices United. Back finished on my Yawl cardigan – on to the fronts! This is not blocked, which is why it’s wonky. And finally, a little progress on my Mom’s Christmas mitten. What are you working… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
I got a very small start on my Mom’s Christmas mittens! The pattern is Christmas Feeling (Ravelry link), and the yarn is Knit Picks Palette in Garnet Heather, Cream and Ivy. I probably won’t post a lot about these until they are given and opened. I’m relatively sure my Mom does not read my blog,… Continue reading Monday Mittens
Well, I finally did it – I mended one of my knitted items. Not many of my hand-knits have worn out on me yet, and the few that did I just threw out. However, the last thing to get a hole was one of my stripy Christmas socks. That is a relatively new pair of… Continue reading On the Mend
The Great Yarn Challenge is hosted by the Craft Yarn Council, and is a fiber competition that consists of weekly challenges based around different themes. The challenge I am most interested in so far is a project to knit squares for Warm Up America. You probably already know about Warm Up America, but just in… Continue reading Warm Up America: Stitch Your State
The gray thing is the back for my Yawl cardigan. It is knitting up really quickly, and I love the yarn! It is a little ironic that I went from one project I complained about because it was boring stockinette to another project that is basically boring stockinette. But that’s how it goes sometimes. Both… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
I got to spend a lot of time lazing around Sunday, which let me get two more blocks done for my National Parks afghan! This one is for Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The image the designer chose is a Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine flower. I worked this in a mix of intarsia and… Continue reading Two More National Park Blocks
One project ends, the next begins! Next up is Yawl by Amy Herzog. I got this as a Custom Fit pattern a few years ago, and am happy to finally be making it! The yarn I am using is Noro Silk Garden Solo in Light Gray (02). It is working up really quickly – yay… Continue reading Saturday Start
Quite A Yarn 