Mostly Beauty, Mostly Me
I properly started those fingerless mitts eventually. By 'properly' I mean 'without ripping it out after a row'. Is it just me that detests First Rows? Mine are usually much tighter than the following rows (even though it doesn't affect my end products at all). I'm not usually into DPNs either, so doing a First Row… Continue reading The Dreaded First Row
I'm having a fling with a pair of fingerless mitts. I've toyed with the idea to agonizing lengths - taking out the Calico and Americana, playing with swatches, winding the Americana, taking measurements. If I'm going this far, it means I'm going to end up committing. I'm so sorry, Saroyawn. But I need a break… Continue reading Fling
So today I am preparing to finish have finished this! (Picture taken before I finished, will update at some point!) A cowl that starts off a bit loose around the neck with decreases and a change in needle size so it hugs the face a bit by the time you've finished casting off. I'm always struggling… Continue reading Finished: Improvised Cowl – Pattern Pending
(This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but completely slipped my mind. Some of it was written on the actual day, and some today.) Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Happy Lunar New Year! The text above is in Vietnamese, if you were wondering. I think it's wonderful to have a birthday today (and theoretically it also means double… Continue reading [Day After] Lunar Birthday
It was Friday, the end of a Free Study Period (we are forbidden from calling them frees, but nobody ever calls them study periods) and I was returning a giant Gross (name of the dude, not an adjective) Psychology textbook when something caught my eye. It was a book. Not just any book - there… Continue reading Tank Tops and Trouble
I was telling you all yesterday about my WIP, and I was feeling quite happy with myself as I knit two more inches earlier today. Then I spotted a dropped stitch from who knows when. I mean, all would be well if I had just dropped it because I would just pick it right back up,… Continue reading Extensive Repair
It is WIP (Work In Progress) Wednesday, and whilst I won't do this often in fear of boring you with the same projects every week because I knit that slowly, it is only the first WIP entry. So here. Pattern: Lazy Summer Day shawl Yarn: Patons 100% cotton 4ply, 1 skein, 361yds I mean, sure,… Continue reading WIP-ing
