I finally got around to casting on! I'm excited about this project, but a little nervous starting a fingering weight top when I already have a big sweater on the needles. The other thing that makes me nervous is whether I'll have enough yarn to finish. I'm not sure why I chose a bottom-up pattern... Continue Reading →
It's hard to argue with the easy win feeling of finishing a granny square. I've made a couple more, and have more than half used up the first ball of this yarn. My math might be a little off on the number of squares I'll be able to finish, but that's ok. I plan to... Continue Reading →
Can you tell I spent a bunch of time knitting on these over the long weekend? I finished the foot and have also finished one heel already. One ball of my Felici was smaller than the other, so I am supplementing with a leftover mini that I had in stash. There should be enough of... Continue Reading →
I finally finished off the rest of this ball of yarn. It looks like I'm around halfway through the body of the sweater, depending on how long I want the ribbing to be at the bottom. I tried it on and it fits great! The neck is a bit wider than I want, but the... Continue Reading →
With all the crochet blankets I've made, can you believe I've never made a plain old joined granny square version? I know it seems crazy to start a bulky weight blanket at the start of the summer, but the beauty of granny squares is that each individual square is small and portable and not likely... Continue Reading →
I've been wanting a new summer top, and I finally chose a pattern so I could get started. The pattern is Sel Gris (Ravelry link), and the yarn is an utterly gorgeous silk/linen blend I picked up from Yarn Jam at the fiber festival. The best word I can find to describe this yarn is... Continue Reading →
I made it about halfway through my ball of yarn before I had to stop and cut it due to a weird frayed section. I thought about pausing to do the sleeves right away, but decided to keep going until I finish the whole ball. This is fairly relaxing stockinette knitting now, but the grippy... Continue Reading →
I got a little knitting done this weekend. Self striping socks are always good because I can stay motivated to finish a stripe and usually want to get started on the next one. It helps that I really like the colors in this pair. I still probably have at least 3 or 4 more stripes... Continue Reading →
This turned out pretty well! It ended up being about 25 yards worth of something mostly resembling a DK weight yarn. It still has thick and thin sections but overall it's way more consistent than my previous attempts. Most of the wildly different bits are right near the beginning when I was getting used to... Continue Reading →
I know it is general wisdom to let the single rest for a while before plying, but I just couldn't wait. I plied using the same spindle that I used for the spin, mostly because my heavier spindle is already partially full right now. I pulled from the inside and the outside of the ball... Continue Reading →
Last night I finished spinning up all of the fiber that came with this little spindle. I absolutely loved learning how to use this Turkish spindle. It is so much lighter than my first spindle and it let me play around with spinning a much finer single. I did learn that I probably should have... Continue Reading →
I have done a little bit of knitting on these socks over the past few days. I'll admit that my crafting mojo is low at the moment. As soon as the weather got hot my brain decided that I don't want to make warm fuzzy knits, but I am still enjoying the process once I... Continue Reading →
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