The Unexpected Hat

I have a love for slouchy hats. This one especially feels almost like a hug from a bunny, as the Classic Elite Yarns Fresco yarn knits up super-soft. I re-knitted and tested the yarn until I could get it the way I wanted with only one skein of Fresco, so it’s  a...

Morning Vision

My Vision top from Rowan Magazine 49 is finished! I’ve worn it a couple of times now and finally got the chance to take some early morning shots like I wanted. This top is made out of Kidsilk Haze and is a fairly easy knit. The lace is the most fun part, and as...

Another fiber slave is born.

Yesterday, my mother learned to knit! I had been wanting to teach her for about 5 years and she kept telling me she “wasn’t old enough.” This is her in a action! She picked it up pretty easily, even the long-tail cast on. I tried to teach her...

Summering.

This summer has been refreshing. Class is over for another month and the upcoming semester will be less intense than others have been in my PhD program. Though it is sweltering outside, my knitting hasn’t slowed. I’ve been working on a dress for about a...

Camping like elves

t Grumpy slouch This is a hat that I made awhile back. It has a cable whenever I felt like making a cable, and has the same kind of slouchiness in the back that Ysolda Teague uses in Ripley. It’s made out of Princess, by Classic Elite Yarns, which was not quite...

Bombs away!

On May 22nd my LYS, Hand Held Knitting organized a yarn bombing to coincide with Fayetteville’s first Block St. Block Party and our chosen day for World Wide Knit in Public Day. Last time we yarn bombed we put 16 inch squares all around the town square. This...