Little rainbows

Little rainbows

It seemed time to cast on a kid sweater. The weather here is still sweltering, but I know cooler temps are just around the corner. Zooey was a big fan of Bitty Breezy the first time I made it for her, until she decided the yarn was too itchy… She requested a...
A sweater that makes me question my sanity

A sweater that makes me question my sanity

I’m mad at this sweater. Sometimes I want to throw it across the room or shove it into a project bag and put off thinking about it for a year. Perhaps I should have ripped it out (for the third time) awhile ago. This is a case where I want the finished object...
Awkward poses

Awkward poses

Flaum is getting continued attentionĀ and the magic of the collar/body connection fully makes sense in my brain now. Once my brain understood the construction I thought it was brilliant. Sometimes I’m a little spatially challenged. I’m knitting this in...
Trust the pattern

Trust the pattern

Sometimes I’m working on a pattern and just can see all of the ways the pieces will form and fit together. It is this way with Flaum. I don’t want to give away any of the secrets of the pattern, but it starts with the collar and that will be worked with...
Bright Bitty Breezy

Bright Bitty Breezy

Last weekend I was hanging out in my latest Breezy, hiding behind “the wings” and being playful at the dinner table. Zooey commented that she would like a “wing sweater” and of course I had to jump at the chance to make her one. She said she...