I’m halfway through the Guernsey wrap. And as I weighed my remaining yarn, I realized that I’m not going to be able to knit the pattern as written, reversing my colors as I had planned. So I’m just going to continue knitting it mixing up the colors until I run out.
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Scalene
Even with that vibrant green, the scarf/shawlette is toned down by the gray. The keyhole looks best on the front, even though you can wear it reversed, so I plan to wear it right side out when the weather cools off. Here’s a very quick photo.
Color Palette socks
I finally finished my color block socks, and I’m so pleased with how bright and cheerful they are. They almost beg to be worn with crop pants. The yellow looks like it doesn’t quite match up on both socks, but the yarn actually did a mirror image with the yellow and yellow/black.
A ton of stockinette
Wanting to have a fairly simple, straightforward sweater project, I started Joji Locatelli’s Boxy sweater back in February. I decided to go with a Bluefaced Leicester yarn that I’ve used in a few other projects (including my other current sweater, Looking Back, which is also, interestingly enough, a Joji Locatelli pattern design). The great thing,… Continue reading A ton of stockinette
Re-prioritizing projects
I originally began a draft of this post before my vision problems started. As I approach early retirement (hooray!) and face the fact that some of my eyesight may never return, it feels like the time is right to begin re-prioritizing my projects. I’ve spent the last several months focused on the projects that I… Continue reading Re-prioritizing projects