I have a confession to make… I made a mistake on a project this week and instead of frogging and starting over, I tried to cheat. I’m very ashamed. Here’s what happened: I started knitting my granddaughter’s first Christmas stocking (she’s almost 10 weeks old and she will NEED this stocking next month). I’m using… Read More Full Disclosure
This week I didn’t cast off and complete anything, and I was feeling sad and unaccomlished. Then I started compiling my projects for the post this week, and holy crap!…I got A LOT done this week, including a whole design process. Yup, I designed something. No, it’s not knit yet, but I have plan and… Read More Swatch This…
In case you’ve been hanging out under a rock recently…Christmas is coming. Those three little words evoke varying degrees of terror in many folks, but they make knitters want to curl up in the fetal position under a bulky-knit blanket. We want to knit warm, cozy, pretty, squishy, and charming knits for everyone we know.… Read More The Big What If…
…since my last post. Yikes! I wish I had a clever, or even valid, excuse. I can’t count the number of times I’ve written blog posts in my head, but never took the logical next step. Humans are nuts sometimes – that’s about the best I can do. Anyway, I’ve forgiven myself, and I hope… Read More Two years, eight months, six days
There are few things more heartbreaking than working so unbelievably hard on something and really really really wanting and expecting to love it, only to have it not work out the way you’d imagined. I am sad. Looking at this sweater on its shelf in my closet makes me sad. Putting it on and… Read More Stonecutters Saga
Oh, wow. I had a life-changing email exchange with knitting guru Sally Melville yesterday – (Hiya, Sally!) You can read our exchange on her blog here: sallyknits – jumping the fence The short version is that I wrote her to ask a question about a knitting design drafting issue that I haven’t been able to… Read More Sally Melville Winds Me Up!
I’m back. I apologize for being gone so long. Mental block…no worries, I smashed the block with a hammer. Further to my last post…somehow, despite all the starting, I did manage to “un-needle” a thing or two. (and, of course, “needle” and finish a few more…posts to follow) At the very very VERY end of… Read More Good Things Come to Those Who Finish
It’s official. I have been self-diagnosed with Start-itis. I’m afraid it may be terminal, because the stress is killing me! I can’t seem to stop putting new projects on my needles. Remember Rivel Cardi and Vestpa? Both in a deep deep sleep – coma-ville, in fact. Vestpa may even end up in the frog… Read More Can’t Stop Starting
I initially scoffed at self-ruffling novelty yarn, but after watching it fly off the shelves of my LYS, I broke down and bought a ball to play with. I’m not really a “ruffle” person, but I figured what kind of knitter am I if I haven’t participated in one of the most rampant current trends.… Read More Ruffles Schmuffles and Hummingbirds
How do I know I’m going to love – and wear – what I’m knitting? A bit of trial and error over the years, but I’ve also learned to LOOK IN MY CLOSET. Right. Duh. There are clothes you love, and wear the most, hanging in your closet or resting in your dresser drawer. Knit… Read More Knit it. Love it. Wear it. Part One