Knitting

It's not often I make two of the same thing so close together.  This hat has squishy earflaps because of the 1x1 cabling, which is quite tedious to do.  I really should learn to do those without a cable needle.  Perhaps on hat #3. Pattern: Ekaterin Slouch Hat

It still needs blocking, but the Flutter scarf is done: Pattern: Flutter by Mimknits Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Silky Alpaca Lace Needles: US3 (my Blackthorn needles) Duration: 21 July to 1st September This is my second Flutter scarf, and this time I did it right.  I put in four rows

Some people have never owned a handknitted object.  Trenton was one of them and he asked for a hat, brown or off-white.  The Halfdome is my go-to beanie pattern, though I do mine in the round because hats done flat is just unnecessary seaming. Pattern: Halfdome with modifications Yarn: Zealana

After a lot of seaming work and sewing in countless ends, I have a completed cardigan, slightly cropped in length.  The sleeves are a bit tighter than I'd like but it fits well. Pattern: Rowan's Toasty Cardigan (no longer a free pattern) Yarn: DZined Wool/Hemp

This is another hat from stashed yarn, another knitspot pattern, and I have to say, I'm not impressed with the pattern.  The hat came out fine after some blocking but I never thought I'd need to block a hat.  I mean, it's a hat,

Started on Saturday at knitgroup and finished on Monday, this was a fast knit but the 1x1 cables were wearisome. Pattern: Ekaterin Slouch hat Yarn: Great Northern Yarns 70% mink 30% cashmere DK in Terracotta Needles: US5 Duration:July 7th to July 9th If I did this again I'

Let's just say I had issues with this project.  With the yarn, with the pattern, even with the fibre the yarn was spun from. I've been annoyed at this fibre since I got it, because I ordered the Sunrise colour from Susan's Spinning Bunny,