I was chatting with a friend on Ravelry about shows that I watch when knitting, and it led me to think of show that I’ve seen and enjoyed in general. List of shows that are great to knit to; I’ve seen the series before or it’s fairly light, and I’m not …
One of the things that I wanted to do in 2017 was to join a KAL (knit along) or a CAL (crochet along) on Ravelry. I happened upon the 2017 Crochet a Block a Month CAL group, oohed and ahhed over the showcases from previous years, and went out to get …
There are a few people in my life who have birthdays coming up, and I wanted to get a head start on gifts for them. I don’t want to get caught up in any last minute hand-cramping moments because I didn’t manage my time efficiently. I managed to squeeze out two …
It’s around this time that people set their resolutions for the new year, like exercising regularly, eating better, or laying off the swear words. I never make resolutions because I always fall flat on my face within a month, and there’s nothing more depressing than that to start a new …
Winter and December descended quickly and seems to be leaving just as fast. The month hasn’t been as productive as I’d like, but I’ve put together a compilation of things I’ve completed so far. Let’s go back to the last week of November when I finished this hat. A co-worker asked me about making a …
After several failed starts as a hat, I finally got the message that this Loops & Threads Charisma yarn had other plans for its future. It definitely did not involve becoming a hat. It did, however, want to be part of a sheep. Maybe it wished it was wool instead of …
A few weekends ago, I stopped by my LYS (The Nook) and had a lovely chat with the lady working there. You can tell I usually don’t chat with anyone other than my husband and my cat with any regularity (or meet new people) because I forgot to catch her name. Whoops! …
Easter came early! Well, only because of the white and pastel-like blue of this adorable Bunny in a Blue Dress that I just finished. I was looking to fill in some time between rest periods while working on a hat, and decided to use up some of this Lion Brand …
After my first pair of mittens turned out to fit my husband better, I jealously started a new pair. I became overly ambitious and used ChartMinder.com to mash up some Fair Isle patterns I’d seen floating around on Pinterest, basically a zig-zag pattern, some spaced out “snowflakes”, a tree-like shape, …
When I knitted up my first pair of socks, I didn’t really get the second sock syndrome because I cast on the other one right after finishing the first. I was scared I’d forget to follow my notes, that the cuffs would be different lengths, that I’d somehow mess up how …
