Knit One, Purl Too: A Knitlog

This is the reversible cabled hat from Dove Knits; she’s knocked out a number of shockingly beautiful FOs since this pattern was posted just three weeks ago - this little number is the tip of the iceberg. Plus, it has the added bonus of looking just like Marge Simpson’s beehive while under construction.
I [...]

I’ve heard it said that every time a knitter weaves in an end on an FO, an angel gets his wings. Four pairs of wings later, I have the first FO of 2008, Mary Lou Egan’s terrific Malagaiter from the December 2006 Magknits - an issue I thought was so good, I wrote [...]

This was the easy hat - after knitting three of these babies, the fourth was like falling off a log. Poof! Before I knew it, I was casting off.
It was the fifth hat that took a few days. I think this may be the first time I’ve ever knit a [...]

Or, Dulaan-a-than, Midwest-style, in 17 easy steps.
1. Cast on at 7 a.m., June 3, following the excellent Ken’s Dulaan Hat pattern. Use size 15 needles for first time in forever, and three strands of worsted yarn.
2. Knit.
3. De-tangle balls of yarn.
4. Knit.
5. De-tangle balls of yarn.
6. Repeat until first hat is done. [...]

I am not a knitting quitter. I’m not really a quitter, period; I think persistence is a virtue that serves knitters well (e.g. the Slogalong - Cable and Rib and I are proud members). I have abandoned just one project in my years of knitting, and I was happy to do it, because [...]

Stash knitting at its finest - it’s enough to make you plotz, really.

As the flowerbasket hat approached six heartbreaking weeks overdue (and by “overdue” I mean “later than I had hoped it would be”) I realized it remained undone because I had some sort of finishing anxiety. I would have to get over it tout de suite. Either the hat and mittens fit, or they [...]

Happy belated New Year! January brought me a case of bronchitis followed by a cold, so I’ve spent most of the last three and a half weeks recuperating - with intermittent bouts of knitting. On the bright side, if only I’d known small projects went so quickly, I’d have started knitting them sooner.
First up, [...]

So, somewhat belated holiday greetings from the Knit One Purl Too family. Here’s hoping you find an extra ball of yarn under the couch to start the new year.

I’d make this hat again - it was better than Cats.