A half mile of purple deliciousness

A half mile of purple deliciousness

Remember this old thing? I’ve been steadily working on a Keaton pullover since the end of September and I finished another big chunk: the front! This seems like it’s taking forever, but I am putting it down on a regular basis to work on smaller, more...
Anatomy of a toe-up sock heel

Anatomy of a toe-up sock heel

This is a very picture heavy post, meant to be a sort of tutorial for my favorite way to do socks. Making socks toe up is my favorite method by far. I also make them two at a time and write most of my sock patterns that way. If you’re unfamiliar with this method...
Warm creatures

Warm creatures

I recently made a rash of toddler hats. The base of these are very similar to my Magic Hat pattern (with fewer stitches). I decided Z’s friends with September and October birthdays needed warm hats with ears. The ears were a little freeform. I knew what general...
Feeling tweedy

Feeling tweedy

My Keaton sweater progress is slowly plodding along. I’ve interrupted this sweater so far to make two pairs of baby pants, and two toddler-sized hats. A fingering weight woven stitch (aka super slow) large project has my hands hungry for more immediate...
Nine years, y’all.

Nine years, y’all.

Today marks my 9 year blogiversary! It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing it this long, yet the time has also passed so swiftly that I’m shocked by that as well. I started this blog around the time I began my master’s degree in the fall of 2006....