Knitting – Lissylaine

Back complete, front progress

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

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

Knitting update

I’ve made a little progress on several projects over the past few months, and thought I’d share updates on all of them at once. Above is my progress on the Affiknity sweater. I love the cables on this sweater, and the yarn really shows them off nicely. I’m close to the point of starting some… Continue reading Knitting update