Picking up stitches is one of my least favorite knitting activities. It is very fiddly and I am never entirely confident if I am getting the right amount of stitches. This pattern tries to be clear about that, but unfortunately it gives different kinds of instructions for the sleeves than for the collar. The collar... Continue Reading →

It's getting really close to being done! I'm used to having to knit through "sleeve island" at this point, so just having some ribbing on the arm holes feels like cheating. The collar looks a bit odd right now but I am hoping it will lay flat once it is blocked. I am also playing... Continue Reading →

That lovely deep purple is done and I'm on to my ribbing already! I definitely went a few rows longer than the pattern suggested but still a bit shorter than I usually would for a full sweater. If this is anything like the other sweater I've made with this yarn, I expect it will grow... Continue Reading →

I am almost finished with this color already! I just love how moody the last few stripes of this vest are looking. It makes me really happy with my choices of minis for this project. Hopefully the weather will start getting cooler right around when I am finishing this up because I can't wait to... Continue Reading →

We had a long weekend here in the US and as you can see I was busy knitting for a bunch of it. I've reached the point where the pattern is telling me to start the ribbing, but I am going to keep going for a little bit longer because I don't want the vest... Continue Reading →

I am slowly pushing my way through this stripe. The black still looks a little odd next to the purple, but I think it will blend better once I've added the next colorway. I have reached the point where I am starting to get pretty bored of all the plain stockinette knitting now. If I'm... Continue Reading →

I've moved into my 6th mini skein and got a few rounds in. This color is very dark compared with the previous ones, but I am hoping it blends well into the next few since they are all even darker. The farther into this project I get the more I wish I had decided to... Continue Reading →

I spent a more normal amount of my weekend knitting this vest, and I just about finished off another mini skein. Hopefully that means I'm at least halfway done with this project, because I had only set aside a total of 10 minis for it! I plan to try it on to check the length... Continue Reading →

Sometimes it is good for me to remember that small progress is still progress. This blog is motivating but there is a little pressure to feel like I have to show off big changes in my projects to make things worthwhile. But the point of my entire creative journey here is to do something every... Continue Reading →

My recent video game obsession has gotten in the way of this project a bit too. I'm ok with that, considering how fast I had been pushing this along. Fingering weight garments are always going to take a fair amount of time, and there's no sense rushing if there's not a deadline. My overarching goal... Continue Reading →