The first sweater I ever designed from scratch (for handspun) is finally done, and the pattern is almost ready! I’m knitting another version of it in a lovely gray to test the collared version (with no hood), but here’s a little preview. It started out with a moss green braid Read more »
Tag Archives: Knitting
Knitting Comics
I am fond of knitting comics. (I have yet to find comics about spinning, weaving, crochet, or felting… perhaps I’ll start one if I don’t find a job soon!) These are the two I currently read. Check them out! Worsted For Wear Knit Princess Seeing other people (even fictional ones) Read more »
Promotion for Deserving Yarn
My very first sweater was knit from Plymouth Baby Grande Alpaca. This is a lovely yarn, but it is bulky alpaca! As might be expected from a new sweater knitter, I was unaware of many of the qualities of alpaca (incredibly warm, drapey, heavy) and did not choose an appropriate Read more »
An Aside: Epic Fiction, Tolerance, and Social Skills
Recently, I discovered knitting fiction. Fantasy and mystery knitting fiction, in particular. I started out with a tiny hardback from the bargain bin at Borders, Knitting: A Novel by Anne Bartlett. I put this tiny book by my bed and vowed to read a little each night. A year later, Read more »
Dover Castle Fever
Over the Holiday season, I made quite a few gifts. This was a stash-busting project for me, and i tried to pair up remnant yarn balls that worked well together. Some of those gifts were lace shawls. After the Shawl Wars I was part of earlier in 2010, I became Read more »
Prancing Pixel Spinalong
Last year I started participating in the Phat Fiber community, which is a lovely group of fiber artisans. Every month, they release a sample box with varying types of fiber goodness inside. It lets people see and feel first-hand the products of internet fiber vendors. I have gotten a few Read more »
Oh Hai Blog!
It has come to my attention that I have been neglecting you. I’m sorry. You fell by the wayside during my frenzy of learning about spinning, cranking through my stash, and dyeing new yarn and fiber. I really do care about you. But check out all the cool things I Read more »
How It Went Down
Going to the Doctor is sort of an ordeal for me. As a student with basically zero income, I despise paying someone money to tell me what I already know. Because of this, I generally only go when there is something the Doc can do that I cannot – like Read more »
Knitting Workshop at ConnectiCon
I will be running a knitting workshop at ConnectiCon in Hartford, CT on Saturday (July 10) evening. If you are planning to go to the con, or if you are NOW planning to go to the con since you know I will be there, come by and say hello! I Read more »