I finally finished knitting the panels of My Flock of Sheep skirt, and seamed them together. Then I bound it off, loosely, or so I thought. Well, it wasn’t as loosely or as stretchy a bind-off as I needed it to be, so I spend another day putting it back on the needles and re-binding… Continue reading Weaving in ends
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Knit skirt update
I’ve been working off and on knitting on my skirt, and I’ve just started the last full panel before the last godet before the side panel. The full panels are great knitting when the brain needs a rest – just plain knitting back and forth, no increases or decreases, no short rows, and virtually no… Continue reading Knit skirt update
Back to where we left off
For reference, this was where I was when I ripped it all out and started over with the Quince & Co. Finch: So I’ve been focusing on getting back to where I was, and now I can move forward. I just need to knit a couple of rounds now and then I’m back to the… Continue reading Back to where we left off
Pretty bobbles
Just look at those pretty bobbles. So far, my opinion is that I made the right choice to rip out and start again with the new yarn (Quince & Co. Finch, which also happens to be grown and made in the USA, so extra points for it). I’m almost to the first set of colorwork… Continue reading Pretty bobbles
Changing yarns
When I originally decided to make the Stonecrop Cardigan, I thought I would use a superwash yarn for the main body of the sweater. I chose the top (darkest magenta) color, and thought it would work well. And I still think it would look pretty in a sweater. But I don’t like how it is… Continue reading Changing yarns