Here we are at the end of October, and for those of us in the northern part of the world, we are fast approaching mitten time. Toward that end, I have a trio of mitten books to tell you about – two of them new and one a bit older. First up, Knit Mitts (October 2017)… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Mitten Book Roundup
This past weekend was extremely productive, in the sense that I got both my ongoing projects done, and got a start on two more! First, the finishes… This is the mystery shawl I started in the beginning of June. The pattern is designed by Kirsten Kapur of Through The Loops. If you have reasonable lace skills,… Continue reading Weekend of Getting Things Done
I’ve been meaning to write about Sanquhar knitting gloves for a while now, but as it turns out, researching a thing and then thinking of a thing to say about it is a little bit harder of posting current work in progress pics and attempting an amusing remark about them. Who knew! Anyway, to start,… Continue reading At long last, Sanquhar
With only a bare minimum of effort and angst, I am back to where I was when I had to rip out my work. Observe! What I did this time around was heed excellent advice from the Sanquhar Knitting Group forum on Ravelry, and also did a little recalculating. Specifically, the advice was to purl… Continue reading Here We Go Round Again
OMG, I hate ripping back. Haaaaaaate it! And yet… I’m a product knitter, big time. Even when I’m process knitting, like with these gloves, I’m product knitting. For anyone not familiar with the terms – allow me to explain. Product knitters are all about the finished result. The goal is the sweater or the socks,… Continue reading And Now I’m Back Where I Started
The projects on my needles right now are a study in contrasts. Allow me to demonstrate… The much larger item at the top is a shrug I started about 15 minutes ago. It is a lacy sleeve accessory, made out of bulky yarn on size 10 1/2 US needles. It is purely a product knit,… Continue reading A Tale of Two Knitties
Quite A Yarn 