Copley Dress

Copley Dress

Hey, I finished a thing. I finished Copley a couple of weeks ago and have worn it several times since. I think I made the second size and used almost 7 skeins of the lovely Purl Soho Lantern in Pink Salt. I decided not to add sleeves at this point, although after...
Knitting with love

Knitting with love

This summer has been emotional. I have two friends going through some very tough medical struggles and it’s hard to know how to help. Mostly to assuage my own helpless anxiety and to communicate some love, I take to the needles. I knitted premie hats in three...
The fluffy sweater

The fluffy sweater

I never foresaw myself loving a sweater this fluffy. Cumulus Blouse is the name of this snuggle-of-a-sweater. I used Shibui Silk Cloud in Cove and took slightly less 5 skeins to make it. I love the light breeziness of this sweater. It weighs less than 125 grams. It...
Mirage

Mirage

My Mirage tank is finished and has already been worn a couple of times. I haven’t given it a wet blocking yet to smooth out the ends, as you can see in these pictures. I just gave it a quick steam and left the house. Right now the little wildlings (aka the...
A shawl and a sweater on the go.

A shawl and a sweater on the go.

What I’m posting here mostly today is in-action shots of some recently finished knits. While I was in San Francisco for part of last week, it occurred to me that the yarn for my recently finished Sempervivum shawl and So Faded were purchased while in SF last...
Carbeth Cardigan for spring

Carbeth Cardigan for spring

I worked on this Carbeth Cardigan quietly in the background during our spring break trip to New Orleans and for a short time after. Lately it seems like lots of my knitting doesn’t make it to Instagram or this blog as often as I’m knitting it. Ah, life....