I am a “pick the right tool for the task” type of person. I love the washable and soft Berroco Comfort for baby/kidwear (Get Ziggy, Peapod Baby Set — just realized I never wrote an FO post for that!). I love Lopi and Peace Fleece for outerwear and “rough man sweaters.” (Fugl, Cobblestone, Rogue, Aftur) [...]
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Comments(1) sleeves in the round can be a real pain in the bum. I need a slicker needle.
Read More..>> Comments(0) I picked the fingering weight hat — in koigu — as my travel knit. Good choice, so thanks for everyone who suggested it. I haven’t made it too far yet!
Read More..>> Comments(0) The faster I knit, the less yarn I’ll use, right? I switched up the yoke colors on this Lopi sweater. Now I’m worried that I am going to run out of red yarn, so I’m knitting furiously … in doing so, completely forgot to change colors. Tinking back two rounds of husband-sized yoke (sleeves + [...]
Read More..>> Comments(1) fluffy Just a little spinning around here. This is Yummy Yarn that E (Poking My Eyes Out) picked up in Vancouver back in April. I’m also working on some Hello Yarn fiber from the fiber club (from waaaaay back).
Read More..>> Comments(2) Or — Make Fulled Hats While You Have A Top Loader a fulled cloche [flickr] After we moved into corporate housing, E (PokingMyEyesOut) discovered that we have a top-loader. My DH told E that she could use it as long as she “brought some pie.” Well, we had cheese and bread and salad instead of [...]
Read More..>> Comments(3) Yes, I’m knitting (Ene’s, Vine Lace Cardi). Yes, I bought new sock yarn in a fit of “argh, I miss my stash!” plymouth happy feet in colorway 18 [flickr] Yes, we are very stressed out and busy here, and not really getting much time between work deadlines and house shopping and migraines and vertigo and [...]
Read More..>> Comments(6) This was a very quick project, especially considering that I spun this yarn up myself AND I quickly get bored with both ribbing AND scarves. I may just end up keeping it to wear with my corduroy jacket This all started with the spinning, discussed here. I spun it up quickly — the BFL was [...]
Read More..>>I think this is the best part: pushinitonme: I wore the sweater you made me today! pushinitonme: I just thought you should know that. From my youngest sister, who currently resides on her college campus in upstate NY. She is a delight to make things for.
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