Mooching
I got all caught up today at the Book Mooch site. It’s a site where you can trade old books you’ve read for new ones you want. Or new ones you’ve read for old ones you haven’t. Or something like that. I collected up a bunch of books that have been laying around here. Duplicate […]
As usual, I’m not following the pattern exactly as written. I seem to do that a lot. Hm. This time it’s because I don’t have the called-for size 15 knitting needles. The closest I could come is size 13. So, I cast on with those. Since the needles are a little smaller, I also increased […]
It’s been a while since I shared any photos of the green shawl with you, mostly because though bigger, it really hasn’t changed in quite a while. But I finished off those last two rows last night, and started binding off. I’m getting close to the half-way point, and hope to get it done tonight. […]
I knit more hours than I should have got more knitting time in than usual yesterday, and made tons of progress on my little sock. The ankle is a little loose. I don’t know if I like that, but since they’re anklets, does it really matter? I’ll wait to reserve judgment until it’s done. There’s […]
The second Conwy sock now has most of its heel flap. The turning will happen this evening, then to the gussets and the foot. Me thinks I’m nearly half done. Haven’t decided which sock yarn to tackle next: the periwinkle Panda Cotton or the woodland Fleece Artist. I’m considering using the Woodland yarn for these, […]
It’s amazing how much I can get knit on a sock in a day when I don’t have any other knitting projects on the go, and carry the sock from room to room with me. This said, don’t think that stitching on the pansies is lagging, as it’s not. Got a lot done in that […]
I’m late in sharing one of last week’s free patterns from Berroco. I actually like this one. It’s called Wanda, a sweet short-sleeved spring cardigan with nice cable detailing.
I was planning on sharing this week’s free patterns from Berroco, but they were too awful. The only thing they had going for them was that […]
Last week’s Berroco newsletter brought this, um, design to my inbox, something they call Pike. This partial description is from the newsletter:
There is a stockinette gusset in back to allow the ease and a slight flutter that looks so great layered over a longer piece. We’ve pinned it at the center neck with a […]
First up, a new pattern book, Family Tree Knitting Collection, from Berroco featuring patterns by Barbara Delinsky as a companion to her novel, Family Tree. The book features only four patterns: bag, shawl, throw, and layette.
In the newsletter early in the week from Knit Picks are his and hers knit shorts. These crack me […]
Hems of your sweater uneven? Not to worry. It seems to be an “in” thing again. According to the latest from Berroco, anyway. This sweater is from a new book of theirs, Yin and Yang. I like it best of all the sweaters in the book, though doubt I’ll ever make it. Just not my […]