I’ve had this yarn in my stash since late 2014. I bought it because I wanted to make a sweater with it. And at that time, I had made exactly one sweater – a cardigan from a Craftsy class called “My First Sweater.” It is from an indie dyer from North Carolina who may or… Continue reading Swatching for a sweater
Ready to start a mystery
I got my yarn on Tuesday, and wound all of the skeins into little yarn cakes. I’m ready to start this mystery! Oh, and I coincidentally took off Friday (release day) as a vacation day. Hee hee!
Auditioning and changing
Sometimes, you have an idea of what colors and fabrics will work, and when you get it all cut out, you have to take a step back and make some adjustments. That’s what happened with this block. I picked out the fabrics above, starting with the homespun plaid. I made the units for that part… Continue reading Auditioning and changing
Definitely needs more length
If I stopped here, and started the bottom ribbing, this would be a super-cropped cardigan on me, so I’m definitely forging ahead with another half-pattern repeat. I prefer garments which hit mid-hip, so I think that will work well. I’m pretty sure I purchased enough yarn to add the extra section.
Block Progress
I have managed to get a little more piecing done on my Straits of Mackinac blocks. I did the upper right in pairs first, and finished those at the end of September. Then I started on the middle right pairs, and finished them on Friday. Saturday I managed to finish the bottom right pairs. Next… Continue reading Block Progress