The Swan Islands Ikat Indigo Beetroot is gone – hexipuffed away. I’ve actually gotten in on a test knit, but I’m waiting on the yarn for that, so in the meantime, I’m doing some Icy Seas ornaments out of Knit Picks Palette leftovers, to see if I can get rid of some of that. I’m […]

Pattern: Bearly Bonnet by Pure StitchesYarn: Swan Island Ikat Collection Watercolors in the Indigo Beetroot colorwayNeedles: Size 2 and 3 circs and Size 3 DPNs Finally, a project done!    It did feel really good to get this done and dusted.    I’m hexi-puffing the rest of the yarn right now – I decided I

Here’s the finished projects for this past year. It’s a little light in number – I definitely did lose some of my knitting mojo this year. But I got some leftover yarn out of the way, and I got to do a fun test knit. So it was a good year, considering.

In an effort to get my knitting mojo back, I went through what I have for leftover yarn, and plotted some easy patterns to get rid of it. I also ordered yarn to go for a complicated project of the kind I enjoy making, but don’t often have an excuse to do, but that’ll be

I’ve frogged the Joshaqan Socks – they didn’t look good with this yarn. It needed something a little simpler. So, I’ve switched over to the Woodland Walks Socks by This Handmade Life. I do like the look of this with the yarn better, so far.

I’ve decided to make this the socks for Moms Christmas. Made a pair for my mother, so I’m moving on to my MIL. This is Joshaqan by Hunter Hammersen. I’m using Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino in a nice autumny mixed colorway.

Pattern: Gordes by Hunter HammersenYarn: Yarn: Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolors in the Indigo Beetroot colorwayNeedles: Size 2.5 DPNs The Gordes socks are done. (And this damn new block editor is not letting me format this entry like I want, and the spacing looks terrible, but I’ve run out of spoons to want to fix

The first Gordes sock is done. I did have to frog and start over the first time through the cuff, but that turned out to be a good thing. I took the opportunity to go up a couple needle sizes when I did that. This yarn is light fingering weight, and it definitely benefited from

Next in my series of small projects: Gordes Socks from Silk Road Socks by Hunter Hammersen.    The yarn is Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolor yarn in the Indigo Beetroot colorway.    I think I’m going to make this Christmas knitting for my mother.    It’s practically September, so it can be too soon for that,

Pattern: Everglade by Woolly WormheadYarn: Pasture Prime Farm Worsted WoolNeedles: Size 6 Circs and DPNs This is a nice hat pattern.   For the 22″ size, you only do one full pattern repeat, with partials on either side, and it comes out looking way more complicated than that. I liked this yarn – had a nice