Made by MeghanMe: The class schedule for Knit City 2018 is out. It looks like they have some great instructors! Michael: Do you get to fan girl? *teasingly* Oooh, is Andrea Mowry going to be there? Me: *narrows eyes at Michael**then, scanning further down the list, discovers that Andrea IS going to be teaching**gushing ensues* Ahem. And […]
More socks all for me!! After making the Monkey socks (post below) I wanted to find a pattern that would be able to handle a highly variegated yarn like the Gourmet Crafter Sock series and I hoped that the slipped stitches of the South Forks pattern would do the trick. The colour turned out more […]
Finally a pair of socks just for me! I have been gazing longingly at this yarn since Michael purchased it for my birthday – I loved the colourway and the cashmere content (of course). The fact that it is done by a local dyer – even more fantastic! As a part of my “try out […]
Now I am not a very big gift knitter. Â I am ultimately selfish with regards to projects that take so much of my time and are usually made with yarn that I am totally in love with (and therefore have no wish to just give away). Debates about gift knitting can go on for days […]
This my Star Crossed Slouchy Beret (pattern free on ravelry). Yes, I succumbed to the pressure of the numerous ravelry projects (6591 and counting!!) – I thought all those knitters must know a good pattern when they knit it! Turns out they (the knitters) totally do – I love it. The pattern is simple (clearly […]
Bramble, pattern found here – free – on Knitty, is supposed to be a beret, and honestly I passed it by when I first saw it, because I really am not a beret person, in fact I rarely wear hats at all. I think it is my short forehead that doesn’t play well with hats. […]
I finally got shots of Michael’s newest socks – proudly modeled by himself by a blueberry bush in the backyard. These socks, paired with The Woolen Rabbit Kashmir yarn in the Oh! Ruby colourway, were knit from another fantastic pattern by Anne Hanson of KnitSpot. I really think the yarn perfectly suits the pattern. The […]
This was my first triangle shawl and I absolutely loved knitting it. Â I have done a number of Anne Hanson, Knitspot, patterns now and les Abeilles is definitely up to her standards – well written and so pretty. The colour, Peony, is a big departure for me, as was the yarn; first time I tried […]
First up, a very fun knit from the Early Fall Knitty 2010 – Coquille by Mary Lou Egan. I knit the small size with 2 skeins of Crystal Place Mini Mochi (colour:108 – neptune rainbow), but the consensus on Ravelry seems to be that the shawl tends to take more yardage to complete (both sizes). […]
So I finally got a knitting project off the needles… Roger Socks by Anne Hansen for Michael. Â I’ve been feeling guilty because two sets of Michael’s handmade socks have recently (mysteriously!?) been felted in the dryer and his remaining pair has developed holes (as hand knit socks often do, especially when there are nails popping […]