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
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Knitting and knitting-related projects
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
Antarktis with modifications
I think I originally said that I used The Plucky Knitter’s Primo Fingering, but when I looked at my yarn spreadsheet, I realized that it must be their Lodge fingering base instead, based on the colorway name, “Happy Glamper.” This base is a little different, spun from a combination of 60% superwashmerino along with 20%… Continue reading Antarktis with modifications
Focus for progress
As it usually is when knitting shawls, it’s a little hard to see the actual, final design. Even though I’m able to spread out this shawl on the floor at this point, the mesh sections looks, well, messy. When I get it finished and am able to wash and block it, that section will open… Continue reading Focus for progress