Knitting – Lissylaine

A tee in two weeks

I got a bee in my bonnet a couple of weeks ago (June 13 to be exact), when I decided to look up the other sweater class that I had bought after I bought the Affiknity one. I wanted to check and see if that sweater was also seamed. I hoped it wasn’t – that… Continue reading A tee in two weeks

Sometimes things just don’t work out

I got to the point of washing and blocking the pieces of my Affiknity sweater. Then I sat down to start seaming. I was willing to deal with an oversized sweater. The sleeves were extra long, and I had to squish the pieces to get them to sort of fit the size from the schematic.… Continue reading Sometimes things just don’t work out

First half 2025 charity hats

There hasn’t been a lot going on here lately. I’ve mostly been going about my daily, weekly, monthly routines. I’m working on the Silk Path quilt along with some other slow progress scrap projects in the sewing room. And when I’m not there, I’m usually knitting on a sweater, shawl, or charity hat. I don’t… Continue reading First half 2025 charity hats

Peter Socks (a pair!)

I’ve been slowly working away on the foot of the second sock once I finally finished the gusset decreases. One repeat of the pattern at a time, and all of a sudden, I was at the toe! At the time I started them, I questioned the pairing of the cuff/heel/toe color with the sock colors… Continue reading Peter Socks (a pair!)

The other shawl

This is the other planned shawl for which I got yarn at Bliss Yarns a couple of months ago. I wanted to finish at least one shawl/wrap project before starting it, and I did with the Guernsey Wrap in April. So around the first of May, I started this shawl. It was a mystery shawl… Continue reading The other shawl