When I started swatching for a new online sweater class with Patty Lyons, I thought my gauge would be pretty close. Boy was I wrong. So I tried the trick where you use a smaller size needle for purling back. That swatch was still pretty far off, especially in row height. Then I decided to… Continue reading A tale of two swatches
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Puppy pullovers
In March of this year, just after the tornado that ripped through a path along Interstate 40, damaging and destroying many businesses including “our” Panera, and before so many other businesses were shut down in response to the Covid-19 panic, our Runaway group met for lunch. We usually shared what we’ve been working on, and… Continue reading Puppy pullovers
My January projects
January’s numbers have been drawn, and they are 6, 13 (free space), and since the free space was drawn, 18. That means that my projects for January will be: Cross Stitch Desert Landscapes Mandala by Chatelaine Bluebeard’s Princess by Nora Corbett/Mirabilia Quilting Hex on the Beach Peaks and Valleys Knitting/Crochet Josephine Shawl Koigu Linen Stitch… Continue reading My January projects
Sidekick boot socks
This is my second pair of this pattern (free on Knitty.com), because I really liked the first pair, and use them a lot with what I call my taupe “army boots.” I decided I wanted a blue pair as well, so I started knitting these using the same color as the model in the pattern.… Continue reading Sidekick boot socks
WIPGO 2021
I was watching an episode of a cross stitcher’s channel on YouTube the other day, and she mentioned this thing she created called WIPGO (kind of like American Bingo for your cross-stitch works-in-progress). The things I really liked about it were: you decide what will be in each square, whether it’s a project or a… Continue reading WIPGO 2021