Casting off the winter

Casting off the winter

Who’s ready for winter to be over?! I’m starting to feel delighted by the signs of spring. I have been pleasantly distracted from knitting the past couple of weeks by moving to a new (and much more delightful) office for my therapy practice, and last weekend by...
A small and sweet sweater

A small and sweet sweater

This sweater if for my baby niece, Rosalie, up in the frozen tundra (not quite) of Minnesota. I was lax on making her a sweater by Christmas, so on Valentine’s Day I conjured up the idea for this one and set to work. I couldn’t find exactly the kind of...
A journey, for certain

A journey, for certain

I’m thrilled to finally show this sweater on the blog. It’s been through a bit of a journey. My call to adventure came from Matt’s polite and persistent desire for a fingering weight sweater in navy. At first I was reluctant to this call, but it was...
Mood boosting knits

Mood boosting knits

After the sweater that would never end really ended (pics soon) I felt a sense of freedom to cast on whatever I like. In the last few weeks I’ve been slammed by multiple irritating and lingering colds, so I needed some pick-me-up knits. I started some new socks...
Slow, slow fashion

Slow, slow fashion

As I am currently starting the sleeve cap shaping on Matt’s unnamed sweater, I decided it was time to block the front and back. I’m pleased to say that it blocked out to the exact dimensions I expected with no need to stretch and no feeling of...