Everything is canceled, except knitting

Everything is canceled, except knitting

These are strange times, friends. COVID-19 has swiftly and ferociously taken over the so much of the collective mental space. I hope you all are washing your hands like never before and staying home as much as you can. As much as my extroverted self craves people, I’m...
The pants continue

The pants continue

I’m about a half of a leg and two pockets away from being done on the New Pants in Town. I really want to finish these while it’s still cold, yet I get so distracted by other projects because these are row after row of fairly teeny stockinette. Thank goodness the yarn...
Pants!

Pants!

I’ve dreamed of knitted pants in the past and they will soon be a reality. The pattern is called New Pants in Town and I’m making them out of some Juniper Moon Farms Herriot Fine in Aquarium. The yarn is alpaca and a little nylon and is blissfully soft. I’m making...
Seeking calm in chaos

Seeking calm in chaos

It’s been a struggle to blog lately. It hasn’t been on the forefront of my mind due to political chaos, mass panic in the news, an increase in the local collective struggles, and seasonal woes from many, many grey days. However, from previous bouts of seasonal woes,...
Flaum, again

Flaum, again

I made this sweater about 3 years ago and I truly did not love it. I wanted to. I made it out of stash yarn at the time and held two strands of fingering weight together to get the gauge. I think my gauge was off, knitting with two strands of slippery superwash...
More shawl please

More shawl please

I am working on other things, but the second Nightshift Shawl is oh so captivating. For this one I’m using many of the same Spincycle Fibers Dream State colors, but they look completely different. The colors I’m using in order are Melancholia, Salty Dog,...