Sock It To Me Monday
Heels are turned in my Shark 3D socks! I am going to do about an inch of plain knitting and then get into the texture that will form the shark 🙂 Tell me about your socks – ones your making or just ones you like!
Tag: knitting
Arachne Newsflash!
Guys guys guys guys guys guys! Andi Satterlund (designer of Arachne and many, many more retro fabulous patterns) is giving away one free pattern per person on Ravelry today through March 31! She gives details of the offer in an Instagram post today, but essentially, use code STAYHOME in her Ravelry shop and download your… Continue reading Arachne Newsflash!
Crafting Confession
I got this card in a yarn shipment today. It made me smile a bit, but got me thinking – what would my crafting confession be? While I was thinking about that, I sat down to work on my Niazuma. Now, the couple days I’ve been working on it, it has seemed kind of big… Continue reading Crafting Confession
Wednesday WIP
Getting a start on my Niazuma tee! It is a little hard to see the pattern because theyarn color is “light absorbing black hole”. Seriously though, it’s Slate. There’s not a lot of detail to this sweater – in a few more rows I will be done with the little purled detail at the hips,… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
Sock It To Me Monday
My Shark Bite 3D socks are coming along! I have about an inch or so to do on the feet before the heel turn. Then the legs will be fun, as that is where the shark part comes in! I also just now figured out that since I’m not traveling again for a while, I… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday
Halloween Sparkle, and Some Whine with my Cheese
I have been looking at my yarns for Arachne and thinking that the gray is not quite what I was dreaming of for this project. I am looking for something a little more blingy, just for the spiderweb part of the pattern. Then I remembered one of my LYSs had some yarn with sparkle in… Continue reading Halloween Sparkle, and Some Whine with my Cheese
CustomFit Experience
Now that I have actually made a second CustomFit pattern, some of you have asked about the process and how it worked out for me. So here it is 🙂 And I apologize in advance – this is a bit long. There are some preliminary steps you have to take to get started with CustomFit.… Continue reading CustomFit Experience
FO Friday – Dockside is Done!
At long last, the never-ending sweater is done! I finished sewing it together and weaving in ends and so on Tuesday night in Fairbanks. Then I wore it Wednesday and Thursday and today. Because it was super cold outside, and my new sweater is very cozy 🙂 Excuse the murky hotel room photo above –… Continue reading FO Friday – Dockside is Done!
Spooky Spiderweb KAL
Like Halloween? Or spiders? Want to participate in a fun KAL that will get you sweater-ready for this fall? Sarah of mildlygranola and I will be making Andi Satterlund’s Arachne sweater next month, and you are welcome to knit along with us! There are plenty of options for modifying this sweater – a few brave… Continue reading Spooky Spiderweb KAL
Quite A Yarn 