Mitten Monday: KISS Mittens finished!
The pattern is KISS by Lotte Lundin (Ravelry link) The yarn is Knit Picks Palette in black and white. It was a fun knit, and hopefully my brother will enjoy his Christmas present 🙂
Tag: yarn
Thursday ThWIPs
Progress on all the projects right now! Cardigan fronts are done – will get started on the sleeves…sometime soon. Not today. Now that the gold yarn situation is sorted out, my Mom’s Holiday Doodle cowl is moving along. And finally, have a start on the cuff of the second of my brother’s KISS mittens. What… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
Finding Just the Right Gold
One of my current WIPs, a Holiday Doodle cowl, has been giving me fits. I kept trying to start, and just could not get enthused about it at all. I just could not get the right yarn for one of the colors I wanted to use. First try – that yellow is way too bright.… Continue reading Finding Just the Right Gold
Happy Halloween!!
Hope everyone who celebrates had a magical Halloween. For everyone else, hope your Monday was good 🙂 My annual yarnstravaganza is over now, leaving me with a lot of miniskeins and some nifty small project kits. Here are the last two of the Fangirl Fibers Cryptids kits: Left is Nessie, which comes with a hat… Continue reading Happy Halloween!!
FO Friday
I finally have a finished object on a Friday! My Bone-a-Fide mitts are done! The pattern and yarn are from the Jimmy Beans Fright club this year. They go nicely with the matching hat. I have quite a bit of both the self-striping and the black yarn left. There is also a cowl pattern with… Continue reading FO Friday
Ghost Knitter Shawl is Done!
Pattern is Ghost Knitter’s Shawl by Ambah O’Brien. The cream color yarn is Red Fox from Madelintosh, the orange is Witch Teeth tweed from Gnarled Paw yarn, and the stripes are a mini set from Northern Bee (the dyer previously known as A Tree Hugger’s Wife yarn). All from stash! Almost ready for spooooOOoOoky season!
Countdown to Halloween – Week 3
My Halloween countdown yarn continues to be full of fun surprises 🙂 The latest 8 mini-skeins of 31 Days of Haunted America from Fangirl Fibers are based on (l-r) Whaley House in San Diego, CA; Bodie, CA; The Biltmore Estate, Asheville SC; Oxford Saloon, Snohomish WA; Beast of Bray Road, Elkhorn WI; Eastern State Penitentiary,… Continue reading Countdown to Halloween – Week 3
Countdown to Halloween – Week 2!
I’ve had another lovely week of surprises in my Halloween yarn countdowns 🙂 I managed to keep the 31 Days of Haunted America miniskeins in order this week! They are (l-r) Dudleytown, CT; Willows Weep House; Union Cemetery, Easton, CT; Clown Motel (enough said); Lake Lanier, GA; The Old Jail, St. Augustine, FL; and Stanley… Continue reading Countdown to Halloween – Week 2!
Bone-A-Fide Hat Done!
The pattern for this hat is from the Jimmy Beans Wool Fright Club, and is the Bone-A-Fide Halloween set. (Ravelry link) The black yarn is Cascade Heritage sock, and the colorful yarn is self-striping yarn from Knitterly Things. The colorway name is Creepin It Real 🙂 Next up – matching mitts!
