Knitting

I cast on for these just before flying to Portland for our long weekend of food and books.  I thought that airport security might have mercy and not confiscate my needles if they were obviously attached to a work in progress.  The needles turned out to be fine, it was

A small stash-busting project for sock yarn leftovers, Apothecary's Pocket is a drawstring bag designed to hold small things like vitamin pills or dice without rattling.  I do hate rattling. Pattern: My design Yarn: Koigu PPPM and Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Needles: US1 2.25mm Duration:

This is going to be the most unusual project I have ever participated in.  It's a simple seaman's scarf with 1x1 ribbing and a knit and purl patttern at each end (Little Pyramids), made in Malabrigo Worsted yarn (Cognac and Applewood). And I'm done.

This was made for a Ravelry Swap with the theme "Ewe Creep Me Out".  Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Tell-Tale Heart, which was the first Poe I read and it stayed with me.  The story was published in 1843 and is classic Gothic fiction.  If you haven'

When Welted Hat #1 was given to its new owner, she did a little dance, and wore it until she about overheated in the restaurant we had dinner at.  Clearly this called for a repeat performance, though for a different recipient. Pattern: A Hat for Eudora Yarn: Queensland Collection Kathmandu

Another day, another stash-busting project, another finished hat.  This is becoming a trend. Pattern: Windschief by Stephen West Yarn: Morehouse Merino 3-strand in Oatmeal Needles: US6 and US7 Duration: 25th January to February I made the bottom ribbing a couple of rows longer than it needed to be but followed

This hat consumed one of the three skeins of Cascade 220 leftover from my Eris cardigan (Eris is now blocked and awaiting zipper installation). Pattern: Slöfock hat by knitspot Yarn: Cascade 220 Needles: US5 and US8 Duration: 20th January to January The pattern is quick and simple, the thermal ribbing