30 Apr
My frst pair of gloves are sucessfully complete. I expect to make about 3 more pairs. But…maybe not until the cooler weather hits.
The yarn is BMFA lightweight in color January one. The pattern is knotty gloves. I was surprised at just how easy it is to knit all those fingers!
30 Apr
For the last 2 years, I’ve watched J’s eyes get worse and worse. Knowing full well he needed reading glasses, I listened to him try to convince me that each year the printing on books was getting smaller. I’ve seen him do the arm reach in an attempt to focus on the newspaper. And I’ve [...]
26 Apr
Well, sorta. I want to block out the hood again, and I do not have buttons on it as I am waiting for them to arrive in the mail, but we will consider it done.
23 Apr
If you want to see a complete one, go check out Ummeyusuf’s. It is so gorgeous! I want one! I have now knit all the flower petals, but I have 11 left to sew down. So in lieu of showing you a complete Sylvi, which should happen on Monday or so, I will show you [...]
22 Apr
So much of the alpaca roving I see looks pastel like, with no saturated colors. Because of this, I wanted to try a little experiment. I thought I would dye some merino and some alpaca at the same time using the same colorway.
In the end, I didn’t notice a huge difference in colors, though I [...]
19 Apr
I’ve finally finished spinning 4 oz. merino which has been sitting on my wheel for months. I can’t tell you why I am not spinning as much as I used to, but I know that it has really taken a back seat to my knitting lately.
I received this merino from a swap, it is subtly [...]
18 Apr
I currently have my Sylvi coat hood blocking, all I have left is to knit on the flower petals and then find clasps for the front. Oh, and a few ends to weave in, but I’ve been keeping up on that so it won’t feel so overwhelming. Seeing as there will probably be about 50 [...]
17 Apr
You all saw the shawl I knit for grandma by now, and you may know that I have knit francie socks for grandpa twice now, which he loves to wear.
I wanted to try something different for him, rather than continue to knit socks. I know that his head is often cold, and that he feels [...]
16 Apr
Glove!
I’ve always said I wouldn’t make gloves. It looks tedious. In fact, I recently informed my mother that I would not be knitting her gloves.
But as often happens, my story has changed. This is my test pair, and I’ll find good colors for mom later.
I have to admit that the knitting of gloves is somewhat [...]
14 Apr
I made it safely back home after vacation, even though it would have been preferable for vacation not to end. Despite my best efforts, the house still looks like a tornado struck it now that all my bags are in.
It seems that some of you would like to see a finished shawl picture….
It turned out [...]
12 Apr
Just so you know, I am writing this earlier than you are seeing it. This project is top secret for my grandmother, and because she is really a cool grandmother, she is internet savvy and checks my blog. Since I’d like to keep this a surprised, and considering the color and the time frame are [...]
11 Apr
Well, perhaps it has only been a few days, but it feels like awhile. I’ve finished the stole through chart 6, though I only have a picture through chart 5. I have also completed both sleeves of the coat and they are blocking on my parents floor.
6 Apr
Awhile back I mentioned that J’s socks had developed holes. To be honest, I wasn’t really worried about it because they were made out of lion brand wool- ease, not meant for sock knitting, and I’d rather knit him a new pair rather than try to darn them. Besides, the hole was large, it looked [...]
5 Apr
This weekend I finished the back of my Sylvi coat and finished a sleeve. Though had not thought that I would bring the coat with me on my vacation, I am starting to think that bringing the sleeves would be a good idea. This is due to the fact that have all the pieces of [...]
3 Apr
I participate in a fiber swap each month, and it has been a completely enjoyable experience. I canceled my fiber club subscription because I enjoyed the swap ever so much more. Now, you may remember my participation in hush hush handspun hootinany last year, where I received this lovely package. Well, she also organizes the [...]
2 Apr
I hear it is week three, but I couldn’t care about anything but the coat!
I have begun decreasing the back, and full expect to be done with the back this weekend. Hopefully I will then work on the sleeves. I can block the back and fronts while on vacation, ending my temptation to keep checking [...]
