Category Archives: knitting

I am faring okay on the fair isle project. It is slow going, and my stitches are a tad cattywompus, but it’s fun, and I am enjoying the process. I think after the thing is blocked, it will be okay. … Continue reading →

I haven’t really been paying much attention to the buzz around the Knitting Olympics, mostly because I am such a failure when it comes to knitalongs and the like. I know the Knitting Olympics has been getting a lot of … Continue reading →

Look what came in the mail! It’s my Knitpicks order. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must get swatching!

Dudes! Can you believe it? I finished another sweater! I’m really bad at keeping track of information, so I don’t know how many balls of Rowan Cork I used for this. Maybe 8? I developed the pattern with Knitscape software. … Continue reading →

I recently participated in a sock swap. I desperately attempted to overcome my bad sock-knitting mojo so my recipient wouldn’t get really lame socks. I tried to compensate by using yummy yarn, a cashmere-silk blend. And speaking of yummy, take … Continue reading →

You probably thought I had forgotten that this blog originally began as a knitblog. Not at all. It’s just that I’ve gotten really slow or something, and I seem to be able to eke out but a few rows per … Continue reading →

Now that we have moved north, Peter is lobbying hard for a handknit sweater. In California, it never got quite cold enough for him to wear sweaters on a daily basis. I have only knit one sweater for him, and … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, I really enjoyed knitting socks. I used to crank them out–all kinds of kooky colors and patterns, fun fur trim before people even thought about novelty yarns. Now, though, I totally suck at knitting socks! I … Continue reading →

I finished the cupcake hat, but alas, it is too big! I tried to pawn it off on my friend Wendy, who has a big noggin, but she said she doubted she would have occasion to wear a cupcake cap. … Continue reading →

Okay, so here’s the Noro sweater in progress. I don’t know if the colors are overly saturated in the photo? It’s #102, I think. It’s reds and oranges and pinks and purples with a wee bit of green and blue … Continue reading →