True Story: I had completely forgotten that I had changed the layout on my blog, so I was pleasantly surprised when I visited just now. To make this a slightly less worthless entry, I will also tell you that I am plugging away at my Anne Elliot Spencer. I recently finished the second half of [...]
I’ve finally finished one of my knitting projects! it seems like it has taken me forever and a day, but the handwarmers I wanted to give mitchco for Christmas are finally completed! Actually, I finished them and mailed them off about a few weeks ago. But I hear they were well-received! Instead of the stripes [...]
I bought some beautiful Manos del Uruguray Silk Blend from the Hill Country Weavers in a lovely moss color a couple months ago. This is the first yarn I’ve bought that came in skeins instead of pre-wound balls. Foolishly, I did not have them wind it at the shop, because that’s how I roll. Instead, [...]
I have been working hard on my Spencer, and I have just done the cast-off for the neckline on the first front piece! I am so incredibly excited! Have a wee little picture from my laptop’s webcam camera. I’m too lazy to get up and get an actual camera.
I actually finished the back of the Anne Elliot Spencer the other night! I just now measured it, and it is exactly long enough! The pattern gave no directions about what exactly was supposed to happen (binding off, what have you), so I just threaded a bit of junk yarn though the loops and called [...]
I decided that what I needed to do in order to conquer the clover pattern was to do a practice swatch thingie. So I cast on as if for the cardigan again with some junk yarn I have hanging around. That actually was a huge help. I figured out the pattern, and then practiced my [...]
I found a few neat people recently. Craftzine linked to The Ongoing Project’s crocheted collar, which looks beautiful! It is going on my list of things to try out sometime soonish. I’m not exactly sure what 2-ply means, so I see some experimentation in my future. I have some very light stuff I use to [...]
I finished the lower portion of the Anne Elliot Spencer, only to reach the clover patter, fuck it up, and rip the entire thing out and start over. I have once again reached that point, and I think this time, I will write out for myself what I think is going on, and move my [...]
I have two projects that I’m actively working on at the moment, despite my project list at ravelry claiming I have 4. (It took me a while to figure out the difference between queue, project, and favorites.) The first is a pair of the Daisy Stitch Hand Warmers from Purlbee. This is actually my second [...]
Craftzine posted about a new embroidery pattern shop called PimpStitch (tagline: “Keep Your Stitch Hand Strong”), and after admiring the adorable patterns, the name finally registered and I could feel my jaw dropping. Really? Someone thought that was a good name? I mean, they got racism, sexism, and domestic violence all in one go. I’m [...]