Knitting

In May of 2008 I started knitting a cardigan with all the best intentions.  I got enough yarn, then went back to get the last two skeins in my dyelot as backup.  I got all the way to just above the hem and stopped.  Didn't even touch it

I've been drawn into the vortex of the Beekeeper's Quilt from Tiny Owl Knits (Ravelry link).  Some Ravelry friends are starting a Beekeeper KAL on September 1st, and we're planning to swap yarn and/or finished hexipuffs (honeycombs? hexes?). There's a grocery

Socks do not last forever.  The pair I gave to my karate instructor have come off worst in an encounter with the dryer.  I intend to replace them because the fact they were washed means they were being worn, which is good.  I don't have foot measurements like

Finished a toy as a surprise for a friend who loves hedgehogs.  This was a stealth knit until the package arrived at her house. Pattern: Smith (Ravelry link) Yarn: madelinetosh tosh dk, Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift, Brown Sheep Nature Spun Needles: US2.5, US6 Duration: 3rd August to 8th

While the Tour de Fleece is great for spinning output, the knits get relegated to just a little progress at lunchtimes.  I've been working on two projects. Aria Delicato scarf I tried making this scarf once before and abandoned it.  This time seems to be working better.  I

This was my first Kauni project, I think it turned out well. Pattern: Citron from Knitty (Ravelry link) Yarn: Kauni Wool 8/2 Effektgarn in EZ Needles: US6 (mm) Duration: 9th June to 25th June Ravelry project: Kauni Citron I made some modifications to this pattern.  Increases were done as

I've been curious about Kauni yarn for some time.  Picked up two skeins in the Kirkwood Knittery 50% off sale at the end of May and started making a Citron shawl (Ravelry link) with it. Both my skeins are 150g with 656yds of sportweight yarn, I have one

This is the first non-accessory garment I have knit entirely on my own.  I had help from my mother to make the two cardigans and two sweaters I produced in the 1990s.  I've knit plenty of socks, hats, shawls, and scarves since then, but no garments.  Until now:

I have stripes! And while they don't match exactly, they both look good.  I wanted to avoid an out-of-sequence stripe of pink or green after the heel turn, and both socks managed that. Pattern: My own (picot hem, ribbing, eye of partridge heel, grafted toe) Yarn: Yarntini self-striping

I'm working on a Dew Point shrug (pattern by Laura Chau, Ravelry link) using madelinetosh Tosh DK yarn in a colour called Violin.  The pattern is interesting.  You take a measurement, then fill in the blanks through the rest of the pattern from a table, so that you