Category Archives: knitting

Do I win the record for the slowest bucket o’ chic knitter ever? After knitting the brim twice with great failure, I took Rose’s suggestion and knit it in garter stitch. I bound off using K1, P1 bindoff. Guess what? … Continue reading →

Work on the bucket o’ chic continues! Peter commented, “That’s a big, poofy hat.”

I think maybe the guys at ThreadBear have discovered the key to client loyalty, or at least they have in my case: CANDY. I needed some more Fizz and some needles, so look what Rob included: Yes, they are Milky … Continue reading →

Last night right around bedtime, I got to the point of binding off the brim of the Bucket o’ Chic. I had an ominous feeling already, since the brim was rolling like crazy even before binding off, but I figured … Continue reading →

Chunky yarn knits up quickly! I started this hat last night and finished tonight: It’s made with Gedifra Gigante, and I used size 15 (10 mm) needles! Kind of awkward to handle. Peter wanted to know if I was planning … Continue reading →

I finished the orange cap I started the other day, but, um, it doesn’t really look like any of the hats in the Vogue Knitting! I was unable to get a normal angle on the hat as my photographer was … Continue reading →

I like Bonne Marie’s bucket o’ chic, and I like furry eyelash yarn, so how could I NOT join Becky, Silvia, Claudia, Kerrie, and others in knitting up a winter bucket o’ chic? I decided to go with candy colors, … Continue reading →

Last night Mrs. H, Taya, and I went to the Stitch n Bitch book reading at Powell’s. It was quite fun. Debbie Stoller is very charming and funny, and she brought a bunch of samples from the book. Action Hero … Continue reading →

What a fun day! I got to meet knit blogger Melissa, who is very nice and super creative. What was funny is we discovered we knew a lot of the same people from the high school days. Small world! We … Continue reading →

Do you know how long a decade is? Judging by what I unearthed from this pile, which resides in my old room* in my parents’ house, a decade is FOREVER. This is the result of the archaeological dig: Hello? What … Continue reading →