The other day my mom called and said she’d been looking unsuccessfully for a chocolate brown cardigan. That color is just not “in” at the moment, it seems. She found a hand-knit one for sale online, but then she thought perhaps I might make one for her instead, and she’d be (fairly) sure it would… Continue reading New cardigan on the needles
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Sleeves, body joined
I finished the first sleeve and quickly set to work starting and completing the second, and I’ve just joined the sleeves to the body. It’s always a little awkward working all of the stitches at this stage, but at least working back and forth for a cardigan is a little easier than working in the… Continue reading Sleeves, body joined
Super fast knitting
And just like that, clue 2 is complete. I tried to take a photo in daylight this time, but it was cloudy, so the yarn came out looking much darker. The closeup photo is a little closer to the actual color though. Now back to other things while I wait for the next clue.
Another squirrel
Yep, another day, another squirrel. This one was caused by my friend Tammy, who started participating in a one-skein mystery shawl knit-along. She let me know that it had just come out, and well, of course, I had to participate too. I decided to use a single play fingering weight yarn that was actually recommended… Continue reading Another squirrel
Heartfelt for Fall
It’s done! And I love it! The depth of color is just gorgeous, and the little speckles of green, purple, white, gray, black, orange – just amazing. Definitely an instant wardrobe staple and well worth knitting it twice.