Knit One, Purl Too: A Knitlog

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.
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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.

First, the YNBA is a reflective thing, a period in which can consider my techniques and improve upon them. Two, and most important, I can already buy socks that don’t fit properly at any store on the planet. I make socks that fit.

But in the end, it all comes back to socks.

Procrastination outerwear, “cheater’s toe,” and the best explanation of yarn dieting philosophy ever.

That sounds like a blurb from a self-help book: “Knitters Who Love the Sweaters They Might Frog.”

Progress is being made on the Bucket O’Chic - the three-needle bind off was helped mightily by these illustrated instructions from Sweaterscapes; it almost seemed easy. As did picking up stitches - I refined my “pick up and knit” technique and this looks much smoother than the stitches picked up for my [...]

The new favorite yarn in my house is Cascade Pastaza, a blend of llama and wool that’s incredibly soft, with beautiful variations in color and a rustic look not unlike Lopi. We discovered it’s the favorite because I’m madly knitting away on a felted Bucket O’Chic for Knit One Purl Too’s Yarn Recommendation Staff [...]

Happy Holidays. and Happy New Year - after a brief break, I’ve already picked up the needles again, so I’ll have a progress report soon.