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 (aka [...]
Posted in hats and mittens, scarves on December 29th, 2003 5 Comments »
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.
Posted in hats and mittens on December 1st, 2003 5 Comments »
That’s right the Christmas knitting marathon has officially begun – stay tuned for an update, because I’ll be posting a lot this month to track my progress.
I wait too long between entries. I’m hesitant to post, because the only time I have to take photos is usually early morning (when it’s dark) or after dinner at night (when it’s dark). If that’s the biggest problem I have, then I’m a lucky girl – we’ll just forge ahead and see where this [...]
When I was KIPing with the sweater last week, people kept asking what I was making – now I can say “a sweater with no dropped stitches!”
Posted in hats and mittens on October 22nd, 2003 9 Comments »
I feel like it’s been forever, but I won’t let that stop me from making this a juicy update packed with knitting goodness! First off, FO #2, a child’s rollbrim hat in two delightful colors of Lamb’s Pride Superwash Chunky for our local charity project. This marks my first successful use of DPNs, and you [...]