Photo by Surene Palvie on Pexels.com In February I will be releasing a lace shawl pattern that I designed several years ago but never finished the full test knit. It was originally going to be my wedding shawl. In the end, I didn’t wear a shawl or anything too fancy for my wedding. I did …
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Pipsqueak
A Yarny Exploration And Experiment (Knitting Patterns Included In Article) Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash When I first got pregnant with my youngest child, I took it into my head to knit soft little washcloths. Why, I have no idea, but the idea took root. I wasn’t scouring the earth for the right yarn; …
Choosing Yarn For My Next Sweater
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com When I first began to knit, decades ago, I went for what I could afford, at the shops that were close enough for me to get to. For me, there was no such thing as a local knitting store. My choices were department stores that also sold yarn, hobby …
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Should I Knit Or Should I Not?
Photo by rocknwool on Unsplash So, I have had a running goal of knitting twelve sweaters every year; ever since I started to make that goal, I have in no way come even close to achieving that goal. I thought I was more on track this year when I completed four sweaters in February, all …
Projects Check-In
photo unsplash.com So, I haven't been doing that much knitting this month. I did finish the one short-sleeved top based on Knitatude's Stockinette Beginner's Raglan. (not an affiliate link) I used Hobbii's Fluffy Day XL yarn (not an affiliate link). You will see that the pattern calls for Super Bulky yarn and the Fluffy Day …
FOs From January
Photo by Mildlee on Unsplash In the month of January, I knit four whole adult sweaters. That sounds great, doesn't it? Except--the fourth sweater lacked about thirty rounds by January 31 and so it was technically completed on February 1--but most of it was finished in January, so I am counting it there. I took …
Let’s Talk Knitting Patterns for A Sec
Photo by Nynne Schrøder on Unsplash I received three knit kits over the holidays. Three different summery shirts if I remember correctly. Yeah, I am not sure which ones I received...although I know where the yarn is. The yarn is bagged and the bag is marked with the intended pattern. I also followed Knitatude and …
Knitting Challenge For Myself This Year
Photo by Ekaterina Krusanova on Unsplash For the holidays, I asked for sock knitting books. (I actually have a stash of sock yarn that I snatched up years ago when I decided I needed to learn to knit socks the second, no, maybe the third time--do you know that sock yarn does not count as …
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