Forest Weave is off to a start! It doesn’t look like much yet, just crumpled up stitches. The big cables start pretty early, and the piece is going to take soaking and blocking before it opens out, I think. I am liking working with this yarn! I was a little concerned, because it is DK… Continue reading Forest Weave
I didn’t have a lot of knitting time today, as I had to get some chores done, and we had a few more errands to run, but I did get a little time in on the sample gansey, aka Dolores’ gansey. One of the features of ganseys is adding the wearer’s initials on the bottom… Continue reading Sample Gansey Progress
My Schooner has a back! Or ‘stern’ in nautical boat talk. But in any case – it’s blocking now – very happy with how it is turning out 🙂 Whew! Almost halfway done! Schooner is a tank, so I just need to knit the front, sew the two halves together, then knit some ribbing around… Continue reading Schooner Progress
Schooner is coming along – I’m a few inches past where I had to rip back, so I’m happy with that. Now it’s just straight stockinette for what will likely feel about like forever, then a bit of excitement binding off a few stitches for the armholes, then on to the shoulders. On the one… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
So there I was, making great progress on my gray tank – when I realized I had messed up the waist shaping completely.  One evening, Thursday I believe, I sat down without a care in the world to watch Midsomer Murders (I’m on a bit of a binge with that show – up to season… Continue reading Backtracking Already
Today I got two excellent bits of news. First – I am getting a bit thinner! Not a lot, but at least a bit. I have been working on losing weight and getting in better shape, and it is starting to pay off 🙂 I discovered this while reading through the pattern for the gray… Continue reading Happy Day!
I started getting everything together for my next sweater – what I’m hoping will turn out to be a nice gray tank, courtesy of Amy Herzog’s custom fit. Of course next to Dolores’ glam, I feel kind of boring. Suddenly I want an orange caftan and turban too! Maybe not for work, though 🙂
I got finished knitting Ixchel earlier this week, then my Mom very kindly wove in my ends (I have an awesome Mom!). I blocked it yesterday, and this morning it is ready to go!  I could not be happier with it. There are one or two things I’d do differently if I was to make… Continue reading Ixchel is Done!
I am so close to done with my Ixchel – just a few more inches on the second sleeve to knit!  I have 8 more rows of plain knitting, then about 2 inches of ribbing, then casting off. So close! Of course then there’s weaving in ends, and blocking, and very possibly undoing the waist… Continue reading Ixchel – Actual Progress
Quite A Yarn 