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Amaranth Rogue
Project Details Pattern: Rogue, by Jenna Wilson Yarn: Peace Fleece worsted, color Amaranth Needles: 4.0 mm For: Me Started/Finished: Started 10/4/15, Finished 9/8/18 Modifications: None What I...
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All but the buttons
One of my coworkers has a new grandson, so I knit him a baby sweater. It’s washed and blocking while I head out to forage for buttons. I’ll post a finished project photo once it’s dry and has the...
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Baby Sweater
This one has been finished and gifted, so it’s time for a blog post. And here’s a better shot of the sweater. It’s hard to take pictures of babies if they don’t want their picture taken. Project...
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Hat for a friend
Project Details: Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland Pattern: very loosely based on Aesderina. I followed the pattern until after I got past the horizontal ribbing (knit 4 rows, purl 3 rows). The decreases...
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Half a pair
I don’t normally have two pairs of socks going at once, but when we left on vacation, the sock that I was working on was on expensive sterling silver needles. I didn’t want to risk losing them to the...
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134 Rows
That’s how many rows I have left to finish this shawl. Of course I currently have 425 stitches on the needles, and that increases to 693 by the end of the shawl. I have 2 balls of this yarn, about...
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Update
Found it! It was in a drawer in my bedroom with the clean sheets. No, I have no idea why.
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New Sweater Friday
I needed another knitting project. I finished my Rogue sweater almost three months ago. I’ve been dithering around, trying to find the perfect yarn/pattern match since then. Here were my criteria for...
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RIP
No, nobody died. I am knitting away on the big garter triangle section of my Balvraid Hap. About two inches back, I noticed a couple of wacky yarn loops, but chose to ignore the better angel on my...
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New Project Tuesday!
It was actually New Project Thursday, but I’m way behind. I have three “regular” sized lacy-lace shawls on the needles, and then that Balvraid Hap thing that is heavier weight, with a big garter stitch...
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New Socks!
Finished just this morning. The yarn is Regia, the Kaffe Fasset Design Line. Needles were 2.25 mm silver needles. Picot top, otherwise my generic sock pattern.
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It’s Not My Fault
I’ve generally tried to keep the knitting projects down to three or four things. Usually it’s a sock, a sweater, a lace thing, and maybe a simple accessory item. As of this morning, I had a sock, a...
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Progress!
I’ve been knitting this shawl forever. It starts out with a big garter stitch triangle, then you pick up stitches on two sides and knit a wide lace border. I finally finished that part this morning....
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Finally!
Or, Go Green Bay Packers Socks for Sissie! I finally finished these last night. These are knit using the same white bread sock pattern that I always use. The needles are Brittany double points, size...
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Balvraid Hap
There is a finished shawl at Chez Knitting Doctor! Project Details: Pattern: Balvraid Hap Yarn: Blacker Swan 4-ply. The color is Tussac. This is just the most divinely soft merino. I’m not sure how...
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Happy happy
I’m knitting socks for my sweetie. The yarn is British, from West Yorkshire Spinners. I love it so much that I might have purchased a few more skeins in different colors to replenish my aging hand...
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493
That’s how many stitches I have on the needles for this shawl right now. I have about 100 rows left. Every other row increases this by 4 more stitches. The ending stitch count is 693 stitches to bind...
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TGIF
Wednesday is really my “Friday” since I started working part time. I do still enjoy Fridays though. I can sleep in, I’ve gotten most of the to-do things off my list on Thursday, and best of all, I have...
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Nice recovery
I’m back in business with the cardigan. Fortunately it’s a fun pattern, and lovely yarn, so I didn’t really mind having a do-over. Now it’s just mindless stockinette with some back shaping thrown in....
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