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How do you stay creative when life is busy? As a younger knitter, I used to crave complexity. Allover lace; intricate cables; innovative construction methods. Fields of stockinette? I’ll pass. I still love complex patterns. There’s nothing more thrilling than learning clever new techniques, trying fun stitch patterns, or manipulating fabric into (essentially) wearable sculpture. …
I’m an autumn kind of gal (what knitter/crocheter isn’t? Hi there, sweater weather!) but I’m not really a “Starbucks autumn” kind of gal. I’ve never had a pumpkin spice latte and don’t wear leggings and boots because I can’t find a pair of boots I can afford that will fit over my calves. Apparently I …
Apparently, quite a few people knit and crochet to cope with stress. So do I. In fact, when I’m stressed because I have so much knitting and crocheting to do for work, I cast on more knit and crochet projects to cope with it. Yes, that is ironic. It’s also quite factual. As you can …
It’s been months since I posted a personal project update, but you didn’t really think I didn’t have any, did you? I did finish something recently—namely my cousin’s Sorrel Mini, which I honest-to-goodness cannot remember if I shared here previously. It’s been mostly finished since the end of March, but needed sleeve surgery since I …
Sometimes things just…work out grandly. I’ve been working up a design based on the sketch I showed in last week’s post. It’s a half-pi shawl with a variety of lace motifs and slip stitches bordering the different sections. The semi-circle is one of my favorite shawl shapes, but I haven’t designed one since Fenestra (Ravelry …
Yep, I’m making a lot of them. I’m onto the body of my Prismatic! The colorwork actually stretched me a bit more than I expected; there are a few rounds of 3-color stranding, and quite a few long floats. But I’m quite satisfied with how it came out and can’t wait to block it. This …
Folks, don’t knit three adult-sized fingering weight sweaters at the same time. Not recommended. All that yardage, and those small needles, and so many rounds per inch…times three. It probably didn’t take much for you to figure out that that’s exactly what I’m doing. It wasn’t planned (that should also be self-evident, since it would …
I’m back from a brief hiatus with something exciting to show you! After Glimpses of Autumn came out last fall (Ravelry and Payhip links for interested parties), several people asked for a winter version with snowflakes. Originally, Glimpses of Autumn was supposed to be a one-off, but designing it was so much fun that I …
The 2021 Indie Gift-A-Long is in the home stretch! I’d say it was winding down, if it weren’t for the fact that things are actually moving faster. The deadline approacheth… Then there’s the matter of this yarn—Autumn and Indigo Classic Worsted. I bought seconds and really have now idea why they were listed as such; …
This week’s post was supposed to be Indie Gift-A-Long Week 2. However, I’ve actually made next to no progress on my GAL projects, in part because I’ve been working on this: That’s right, there will be Cluaran Mittens and a Cluaran Hat! As soon as I finished knitting the Cluaran Cowl, I knew I wanted …