One of my cousins is having her first baby real soon now. I used to babysit this cousin, so I’m a little verklempt (also: old!). I decided to knit a stuffed little guy for the baby and thought it was a good time to pull out my copy of Hansi Singh’s Amigurumi Knits! book. I [...]
Read More..>>Earlier this year I ordered a skein of Bugga! from Cephalopod Yarns. I didn’t have any plans for it. Then Ysolda released a pattern, Marin, in a yarn whose makeup seemed to be exactly like that of Bugga! A perfect match. marin I personally had some issues with this project — I thought I misunderstood [...]
Read More..>>I try to knit my niece a garment every year. As she gets older and larger, I think I may have to adjust this, but I did accomplish knitting her a sweater for her 5th birthday this August. Lavanda Originally I planned to knit this sweater, Lavanda, with the hood and pockets (of course pockets!). [...]
Read More..>>My second project on the rigid heddle, I pulled out some Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift from the stash and thought I would try my hand at a simple houndstooth / pinwheel houndstooth in two shades of purple. Except I mistakenly warped alternating 4 of each color instead of 2 of each color. So I wove a [...]
Read More..>>For holidays last year, Mom sent me Ysolda Teague’s Little Red in the City. While reading the book, I felt a surprising urge to knit Skelf, a mostly reverse stockinette pullover with some fun details. I had never considered knitting the sweater before that point, despite mulling over the projects in advance. Skelf I pulled [...]
Read More..>>I finished a bit more in 2011 than I expected, even if at least one of these items is going to be ripped back partially and reknit. 1. fake smile, 2. tomten, 3. buttercup, 4. new hat design, 5. back view, 6. herbivore, 7. lacy baktus, 8. placeholder, knit a shrug for niece but no [...]
Read More..>>seasonal boris Fell down a hole and spent a couple of evenings last week knitting Boris a sweater. It turned out a little too small (only just), but checking size against him was quite difficult. Pretty cute though.
Read More..>>cushy! I’ve always liked the look of these mittens. I finally decided that I needed a pair of big mittens and pulled some well-aged yarn from the stash (pre-wordpress blog days!) and knit them up. Free Pattern: Bella’s Mittens [ravelry] I used almost two entire skeins of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky and knit them [...]
Read More..>>Back in February, I finally finished my buttercup top [ravelry pattern page; my ravelry project]. buttercup I haven’t posted about it because I am way behind (and this one makes me sort of sad) but here’s the quick notes. * it’s too wide. I needed to knit it at least one or two sizes down [...]
Read More..>>Friends of ours are having a baby girl later this month. We attended the baby shower a couple of weeks ago (whoa, where did the time go!) and I just barely finished this sweater in time. kerrera back I knit Gudrun Johnston’s design, Kerrera For Kids [ravelry pattern; my project] in Berroco Comfort, my favorite [...]
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