Knitting – Page 15

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

Sockhead slouch hat

I was searching through some project bags recently and came across a project that I’d completely forgotten I had on the needles. It’s one of those that I could knit without looking at, so I pulled it out and finished it after knitting at a few different gatherings. I used some sparkly hand-dyed sock yarn,… Continue reading Sockhead slouch hat

Don’t put your knitting down in the middle of a row!

Else you might pay by having to unknit every one of the rows you knit that day, and possibly then some more. Yep, I had knit around 7 or 8 rows, and had just started another one when I set it down. I thought I had pushed the needles up far enough past what I’d… Continue reading Don’t put your knitting down in the middle of a row!

Kingsley hats

I’ve been knitting Kingsley hats since I purchased the pattern earlier this month. I knit the first one for me using Berroco Vintage in the color Snow Day. Because it’s a little lighter weight than the pattern called for, I knit the larger size and the slouchy version. I really like the pattern that is… Continue reading Kingsley hats

Another new thing

The Fernfrost Scarf has been on my to-do list for several years now. I bought the yarn and pattern at a fiber festival in late 2014, but hadn’t started it until now. This photo is one repeat of the pattern plus a couple of rows of the second repeat. The yarn is a non-superwash lace… Continue reading Another new thing