Yesterday was a very slow day at work, so I got quite a bit of knitting done between that and waiting for my MMA class to begin. In fact, I stayed up late turning the heel on my second sock because I wanted to get through to the straight part of the leg. Naturally, I [...]
Tags: cotton, dyeing, frog, handmade, heel, injury, lessons, mistakes, recycle, silk, socks, stash, thrift, UFO, wool, yarn
Last night I had a dream. This dream involved many things, but the part I remember the most vividly is picking up a half-finished lace wrap that I was working on and showing it to my mother. Somehow the lace looked perfectly blocked already, despite the project being unfinished. She ooh’d and aah’d over it [...]
Tags: conventions, diet, dreams, lace, mystery, pattern, stash, UFO, yarn
Two projects I haven’t mentioned in awhile:
My lace virgin project is coming along nicely! I’m about 80% done with it, and am on the last ball of yarn. I’m finally good enough at it that I’ve stopped forgetting YOs and don’t need the lifelines as much. I’ve got the hang of the pattern and the [...]
Tags: blocking, diet, labels, lace, mystery, pattern, stash, sweater, UFO, yarn
Going through some nooks and crannies, I found this free-form scarflett-ish-thingy with outrageous fringe that I never figured out what to do with. I guess I can put some buttons on it and make it into a neck wrap! By buttons, of course, I mean large beads. Once I sew these puppies in with some [...]
Tags: creativity, diet, handmade, mystery, stash, UFO, wool, wtf, yarn
It’s spring and everything is blooming outside. It’s the perfect time to make some bright spring colors! I’m not a huge fan of pastels, so my colors are pretty bright. I’ve got some gorgeous purple that I’ll be adding soon, too.
On the left we have Nuclear Bunny, a colorway of bright greens on a mix [...]
Tags: angora, blocking, cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, health, injury, KnitPicks, lace, Ravelry, recycle, silk, spring, UFO, wool, yarn
It’s very liberating to be able to play with a project and not have it matter if things aren’t mapped out perfectly. The sock recipe I’m using allows me a lot of flexibility! I got bored doing ribbing, so I added in some cables. What I intended to be a peach stripe came out bright [...]
This month I started cleaning my craft room, and one thing has come to my attention:
I could knit for YEARS with the supply of yarn that I have right now.
Between sweaters to be unraveled, commercial yarn, and hand-me-down mystery yarn from friends and family, it’s likely that I would not need any more yarn for [...]
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