Immediately after finishing the Snow Forest socks, I wanted to cast on another pair with the Knit Picks Stroll Tweed yarn and knit a pattern I’ve made before. I’ve decided to use the Atlantis Heather colorway again (as heels, cuffs, and toes) along with the Persimmon Heather colorway (that I used in the first pair… Continue reading Repeating old patterns
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Snow Forest socks
I also pulled out my current socks WIP and began knitting the foot a couple of weeks ago. I decided to knit one repeat of the pattern (6 rounds) on each sock, each day that I worked on them. The pattern is the Snow Forest socks by Kay Jones of Bakery Bears designs. I may… Continue reading Snow Forest socks
Quilt group mystery
I keep telling myself I’m not going to start any new mystery quilts and then I find myself starting new mystery quilts. Well, this one is the final one! One of my local quilting clubs is hosting a mystery – they didn’t design it, but they are providing the clues each month, and help if… Continue reading Quilt group mystery
Finished fingerless mitts
During some recent reorganization, I ran across a few project bags that I hadn’t opened in a while. In one of those was these fingerless mitts. I think I started these just after finishing the last set of Vancouver Fog fingerless mitts. I had some Cascade 220 superwash yarn (color Ruby) leftover from a Stitches… Continue reading Finished fingerless mitts
Stonecrop cardigan
I finally got up my nerve to cut the steek for this sweater. To say it was a mess is putting it mildly. And if the yarn had been superwash or non-wool, I think it would have completely fallen apart, even with the reinforcement sewing that I had done. As it was, some of the… Continue reading Stonecrop cardigan