A friend at church asked if I would a) teach her to knit a baby sweater, or b) knit one on her behalf for her new granddaughter. Although I’ve knit sweaters and cardigans for myself, I’ve never knit them for anyone else, let alone taught anyone else how to knit anything. I told her that… Continue reading Two baby cardigans
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Scraps crazy
Normally I’d be talking about fabric scraps (about which I am also crazy), but this time, it’s yarn. It wasn’t enough for me to start the Northeasterly blanket using scraps of yarn (and re-started a second version using the correct size needles and a single strand). I had a random knitting video going in the… Continue reading Scraps crazy
Northeasterly fade beginning
It’s no surprise that a new project has captured my attention for a bit. It’s a fairly rhythmic knit, but I still forget to do my decreases one one side or the other occasionally, and I end up un-knitting a row or two (or three). I’m not sure how far I’ll knit before I join… Continue reading Northeasterly fade beginning
New project
I have been thinking about this project ever since I saw it a few years ago.Since I have completed 16 rows on my sock scraps granny square blanket, and have only 4 more to go there, I allowed myself to purchase and start the Northeasterly pattern yesterday. It is written for two different weight choices,… Continue reading New project
Yarn Bee colorway inspired
The hat on the left is a self-striping (micro-stripes) Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek yarn in a color named Windswept Wishes. Everyone that has seen the hat has raved over it. And I was totally inspired by the colors to make a Sunset Hat using those same colors, so I created the hat on the… Continue reading Yarn Bee colorway inspired