Hello, friends! Long time no see, and we meet again partway into a new year! Early spring has been very busy for me, including a wonderful trip to Iceland last month, and oh yeah, the reason I'm here: I've been preparing to release my first sweater knitting pattern! Mm hm, you heard me right. I haven't released a knitting pattern since 2016 (Fayne, a lovely plaid-inspired beret, was my last one). In fact, up until ... Read more »
Knitting
A plaid bolero, a dress, and a belt buckle walk into a bar
Sometimes, when lightening strikes in the form of an idea, you have to run with it, if you're able. That was the case with this project. I've been in the middle of knitting a cardigan since December, but then right after Christmas I got an idea in the back of my head for a quick project. Well, relative to a fingering weight cardigan, that is. I wanted to knit a bolero out of some Jill Draper Mini Empire yarn that I ... Read more »
Getting a cardigan right
I have a cardigan for you today! We have a new president and narrowly avoided what felt like the potential end of our democracy! One of those pieces of news is important and one is not, but I'm here to chat about the unimportant one. ;) Before we get rolling, these photos were taken in December so you're just going to have to excuse my Christmas decorations. I took photos of this project at the same time as my flannel ... Read more »
Sildra mittens
Thank you for all the kind comments on my last blog post, and hey guess what, I didn't make you wait over a year for another one! It's nice to know there are folks out there who still want to read this. :) As I said before I do have some posts in me, and here I am again to prove it. Writing is a nice way to distract myself from the world and goodness knows, we need distractions right now, especially this last harrowing ... Read more »
Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Epic Sweater
As the New York Sheep and Wool Festival fast approaches this year, I thought perhaps it was about time I blog about last year's Rhinebeck sweater! Once you see how long this post is, you'll know why I dragged my heels on writing it for a year. ;) I knit the most insane thing I've ever created, and possibly will ever create. It was an epic ode to a childhood love: a fictional character who helped teach me that young ... Read more »
Spring green batwing sleeve bolero
Didn't I tell you I was going on a bolero kick? I wasn't kidding. Here's my most recently completed one, and I have another well under way, and trying to plan another. Sometimes I make a sewing or knitting plan and never execute. But sometimes I do! My second finished bolero of the year is a completely different shape than my first one, and feels like wearing... well, like wearing a chic blanket. It looks chic, but ... Read more »