I’m still working away on the same projects as last week – my Peggy Sue cardigan and pineapple assigned-pooling shawl. I’m close to done on the back of the cardigan, and the shawl is moving right along. I like the way it’s turning out, but there is a tendency for the pineapples to really bunch… Continue reading This Week’s WIPs
Well, I’m tired of thinking about my Melville sweater, and I bet you are tired of reading about. So instead, here’s what’s next! The Peggy Sue cardigan is next in my project lineup! (photo is from the directions – much better images at the link) I bought the kit for this sweater years ago when… Continue reading What’s Next?
I have two projects going right now, my Powdermill cardigan and my Mom’s mittens. Alissa of Snakes & Cranes and I started Powdermill on January 1st of this year as a KAL. It was going strong for a while, then I set it aside for other stuff. But now I’m going to get it finished!… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
My cardigan is finally done!! Patten is Drops 106-11 Jacket with Shawl Collar. (Ravelry link) The yarn is Tivoli Collezione S. Charles (?) 52% silk and 48% kid mohair, so it is beautifully drapey. It was just plain white, but Alissa of Headknits custom dyed it for me. She used a very cool technique that… Continue reading Saturday Sweaterday!
I’m back to having three projects on the needles! First is my Drops cardigan, which I’m knitting out of yarn hand dyed by my friend Alissa of Headknits. I started this over the summer and then set it aside for some Halloween knitting. At this point, the back and fronts are done and I am… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
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
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
I actually starting this Friday night after I finished the Water shawl, but that doesn’t have any alliteration 🙂 I got my Throwback cardigan started, and it is going so fast! Seriously, after so many projects with fingering weight yarn and little needles, this thing is growing like magic. I have one more series of… Continue reading Saturday Start
Tomorrow I am off on my first work trip for this go-round. This time it’s to Juneau, AK. I get there tomorrow morning, and will hopefully be home Thursday night, knock wood. Other than the work part of the time there, my entire planning for this trip has been yarn-based. What am I wearing? Who… Continue reading Packing
Quite A Yarn 