I’ve got two project going right now, both kind of new. I’m making my Mom an (Ravelry link) Odyssey shawl . It’s looking OK so far – I’m just at the 1st lace part, so will be getting started on that hopefully tomorrow. The other project I started just tonight is a (Ravelry link) Blue… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
This cowl is from the kit of the same name on Modern Daily Knitting. The pattern is adapted from their sequence knitting Field Guide, and the yarn is four smaller skeins of breed specific yarns from Solitude Wool. This was a lot of fun to knit, as you get to feel and see the difference… Continue reading Flock of Four is Done!
I took a couple classes at this month’s Vogue Knitting Live again this month, and it was nice to get back to it! I took a class on Japanese stitch patterns from Gayle Roehm, who has translated several of the Japanese stitch bibles currently available and also teaches quite a few classes on the subject.… Continue reading VK Live Again
My Mom is now encouraging me in my rare breed yarn nuttiness, and very kindly gifted me some yarn from the SE2SE list. It is from Florida Cracker sheep, which is an actual breed of sheep even though the name makes it sound like sheep that Florida Man would have 🙂 It was bought from… Continue reading Yes, More SE2SE Yarn
I’m taking a few classes at this weekend’s Vogue Knitting Live, and I had a little homework for one of them. The class is on mattress stitching, and asks you to do swatches ahead of time. 2 or 4 like the square one, and one of the triangle. The square swatches have me a bit… Continue reading Homework
I’ve got two WIPs going right now – the Flock of Four cowl, and a new project. The Flock of Four Cowl is going pretty well! I believe I’ve got one more pattern area to knit, then blocking and joining. I just started the second project today, but I’m pretty excited about it. It will… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
We found a fabulous TV show the other night – The Repair Shop. This is a fabulous British show about a team of craftspeople who restore family heirlooms that people bring in to them. The objects’ owners always have interesting stories about the items and the reasons why they’d like them repaired. The craftspeople are… Continue reading Knitflix and Chill
Our KAL started Saturday with a lovely Skype call with Sarah, Kathy and my Mom and I. We all got a lot of our dumpster fire pieces done on our call, and I think we are all close to finished at this point if not done 🙂 So for anyone who is interested in doing… Continue reading 2020 Ornament is Done!
Once I actually got going on this, it went pretty quickly. And just in time – we need some hats right now! Yarn and pattern were a kit from Calypso Farm in Fairbanks, AK.
Quite A Yarn 