I completed the back piece of my Affiknity pullover a few days ago, and decided to go ahead and start on the front piece. It is knit in a unique way so that the cables are actually the sides of pockets on the front. I attached the pocket linings to the knitting and began knitting… Continue reading Back complete, front progress
Author: Melissa
New shawl bound off
And washed and blocked, ready to wear. That’s the brilliance about an aran weight shawl and dedicated knitting time – completion time is much, much shorter. I’m back on my Affiknity sweater now. Might as well work on another work in progress than something new because I know the itch to start something else new… Continue reading New shawl bound off
New shawl cast on
My mom texted me a couple of weeks ago with a picture of some yarn that she found at a thrift shop and asked if I thought I could use it. One of the yarns was some Noro Shinryoku (2 balls) in Color 2. I excitedly said yes to that yarn and couldn’t wait to… Continue reading New shawl cast on
Vellichor Crop
Well, thanks to a lot more down time than I expected this past week from a bad sinus infection, I managed to finish knitting my Vellichor crop sweater by Andrea Mowry of DreaRenee Knits. I haven’t even washed or blocked it – but I just had to go ahead and throw it on and get… Continue reading Vellichor Crop
Scrap Buster Challenge 2024
I finally wrapped up piecing together my squares last week, and then I set to laying them out on my design wall, webbing them together, and finishing the quilt top. I’m quite pleased. Of course, it doesn’t even begin to make a dent in my 2 1/2″ squares pile. Going to have to figure out… Continue reading Scrap Buster Challenge 2024