Or at least that’s how it seems with the knitting. Now that Dad’s socks are finished, I gave myself permission to start a new shawl and a new sweater. I’ve had the shawl yarn since 2016 (I bought it as a “kit” from the Unplanned Peacock Studio dyers at a local yarn festival that they… Continue reading Start all the things
Tag: sweaters/cardigans
Two baby cardigans
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
Front complete
With a minor modification to the cable pattern (due to a difference in row gauge), I’ve finally finished knitting the front of my Affiknity sweater. I’m going to be knitting the sleeves at the same time so I knit them exactly the same. They are knit from the wrist up, flat, so I’ll also be… Continue reading Front complete
Back complete, front progress
I completed the back piece of my Affiknity pullover a few days ago, and decided to go ahead and start on the front piece. It is knit in a unique way so that the cables are actually the sides of pockets on the front. I attached the pocket linings to the knitting and began knitting… Continue reading Back complete, front progress
Vellichor Crop
Well, thanks to a lot more down time than I expected this past week from a bad sinus infection, I managed to finish knitting my Vellichor crop sweater by Andrea Mowry of DreaRenee Knits. I haven’t even washed or blocked it – but I just had to go ahead and throw it on and get… Continue reading Vellichor Crop