When is a pattern your own?

I adore whipping up tiny kiddo knits. They’re so cute, I can hardly stand it. This one is no exception. I’m making the Little Joey Kangaroo Hoodie, but I’m sticking some heavy modifications in it. I’m knitting it in the round, drastically...

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

This has been a lovely weekend so far. I got to celebrate the nuptials of two of my friends, with even more friends. Jenni and Michael got married, and I made Jenni a shawl. Aren’t they adorable?  I didn’t actually expect her to wear it for the ceremony or...

Comedian sleeves

I’m pretty sure these sleeves are playing a joke on me. Check out how slanted they are: This has happened to me before. I don’t know if it’s just the moss stitch, or because I knit continental, or what. My Minimalist Cardigan had the same issue with...

Fall’s future fox

Before I forget, I was super fortunate again this summer and won another blogging comment contest. I won a copy of the fabulous book, Knit Notes. Julie, from Knitted Bliss had a drawing and I was the lucky recipient. I got it in the mail a couple of weeks ago. I...

School daze

While I’m not taking classes, I am subject to the nimiety of new students. The campus I work at has about 25,000 students that attend, so when fall starts, the somewhat quiet town gets quite an energetic onslaught. You might guess how I cope with this. Last...

How I block lace

Recently I knit an Echo Flower Shawl with Classic Elite Mountain Top Vail. It was a present to my friend Jenni for her upcoming nuptials next weekend. It’s very hard for me to wait to surprise people, so I had to give it to her a weekend early. I don’t...