This one threatened to overcome me. I started going one direction, all yellows, but the background I had chosen just didn’t mesh with those. So I replaced the darkest golden yellow with the blue/multicolor, which worked much better. And I replaced the medium and lightest yellows with some brighter ones (yes, brighter!). But when I… Continue reading Happy starburst
Green starburst block
Each new block is my new favorite. And I think I’m going to do a 5 x 6 block layout after all. That’s 30 blocks, so I still have a little ways to go. If I’ve counted correctly, I have 19 blocks completed with two more cut out and ready to assemble. I also realized… Continue reading Green starburst block
Sampler Path finished!
The binding (black on black) about did me in, but after re-sewing about 7 or 8 different areas, I double-checked all around, and everything is stitched securely. Leia has tried to claim the quilt, so CC may have a fight ahead of him if he wants to actually use it himself. And I really love… Continue reading Sampler Path finished!
Don’t put your knitting down in the middle of a row!
Else you might pay by having to unknit every one of the rows you knit that day, and possibly then some more. Yep, I had knit around 7 or 8 rows, and had just started another one when I set it down. I thought I had pushed the needles up far enough past what I’d… Continue reading Don’t put your knitting down in the middle of a row!
Kingsley hats
I’ve been knitting Kingsley hats since I purchased the pattern earlier this month. I knit the first one for me using Berroco Vintage in the color Snow Day. Because it’s a little lighter weight than the pattern called for, I knit the larger size and the slouchy version. I really like the pattern that is… Continue reading Kingsley hats