After a week or so of unseasonably warm weather in the Chicago area (seriously, 60 degrees in February?), I finally finished my test knit of Braids and Berries Hat by Laura Dear of Black Crow Knits. A post shared by Joy D. (@knitandsundry) on Feb 28, 2017 at 7:24pm PST …
Well, I’m up to 6 hats so far this year! I really don’t know how that happens. I’m just a hat factory over here. Oh wait, it’s cause I love making them, plus I joined a Hat a Month KAL on Ravelry so I can keep fueling my obsession. This …
I’ve started following designers, knitters, dyers, spinners, and other artists on Instagram this year, and they are constantly inspiring me. Following their Instagram also keeps me up to date on any test knitting opportunities. It’s my new favorite thing to do. I’ve had the pleasure of doing two test knits …
I have absolutely no idea where I got this idea from, but I thought that as an Asian woman, yellow was not a good color for me. I thought it would make me look washed out or something. Surprisingly enough, a lady at my knitting group told me that I …
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 …
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 …
So far I’ve been working with one color yarn only. I rarely even do stripes. But there are so many beautiful stranded projects I’ve been seeing on Ravelry lately, and I finally felt ready to tackle it. I knit Continental style, and I found a stranded video tutorial on YouTube …
Hats are easy and a great way to use up yarn in my stash. Because I can usually finish one up in a day or two, I feel extremely satisfied after another one has been completed. I had some leftover Lion Brand Heartland yarn from the beret I made earlier. …
The past few days have been spent making hats. I jokingly declared to my husband that I would make a hat for every single day of the year. That seems a bit ridiculous, but it’s not completely out of the question if I end up with several different hats before …
