I’m so excited I’m just about to pee my pants! Marie in Norway was generous enough to send me her leftover Vivaldi so I could see what it was like, and decide what I wanted to make my Drops pullover out of (see my previous post). It came in the mail today and I […]

I love Wednesday afternoons - I don’t have to work, so that’s when I usually do all my shopping and errands. This was a particulary good day. Leaving the house, I noticed that my car was absolutely filthy. Ugh. Well, maybe I’d wash it after I got home. I started off at Unravelled Sheep, poking […]

Let’s take a break from knitting and instead, play “What’s in the Garden?”. (Click the photos for larger versions, if you like). It’s been an odd year for me. Normally I have no problems with tomatoes, but this year only my cherry tomatoes are doing well. My “Early Girl” tomatoes are only just starting to […]

Here’s another recently-finished project, made from the Berroco Paulina pattern. This was by far the most complex and challenging thing I’ve knitted, and for the most part, I’m pleased with it. I’d have preferred it to be a bit longer, and also a bit larger width-wise. It’s supposed to be form-fitting, but it could […]

Since I started my Blog so late this year, I’ve got a bit of catching up to do with old projects. Here I am in my “Sort-of-Soleil” (mostly from the Soleil pattern on Knitty, but with some modifications, and using and the picot edging from the Silk Camisole in Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle […]

Between bigger projects, I like having something small and quick to do, to satisfy that urge for instant gratification. Hence the Children’s Cotton Hat from Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson (a very nice book, but if you have the first edition, as I do, be sure to check out the errata).
Made in […]

Last night I attended my first SLC Stitch ‘n Bitch. Great group - I had a very nice time. It was revealed, however, that I am, in fact, a sock virgin. Sigh. I guess if I’m going to be in the group, I’m going to have to change my ways. I don’t know why I […]

The famous Honeymoon Cami in Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (Terracotta). Instead of the Twisted Rib Eyelet border, I used the Arbor Lace pattern from “Knitting on the Edge” by Nicky Epstein (by the way, see the book errata here).
It’s not as baggy as it looks in the photo - it’s just the way I’m […]

Yes! I want it! Drops Pattern 88-23 done in GarnStudio Vivaldi. Unfortunately, it seems that GarnStudio yarns are difficult to find in the U.S., even by mail order - most places that carry the brand don’t carry the full line, and if they do carry Vivaldi, it’s out of stock in nearly every color. Sigh. […]

My DH said I should combine my hobbies of gardening and knitting by knitting something out of my spaghetti squash. I guess that’s one way to use them up faster!
So here’s my newest project.