Pattern: Villa by Bristol Ivy (Quince Quarterly Spring 2020 Level 1)Yarn: Quince Sparrow in the Fundi colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs My Villa cowl is done!    This definitely broke my brain at the beginning, but once I got the hang of the squares, and how it would fit together, I really enjoyed this knit. This […]

Here’s the rest of the Blue Moon Silky Sock yarn used up in hexipuffs.    On a side note, wool is hilariously soft when you take a quick detour from working with linen instead.    Which is probably inconceivable to many people since wool = scratchy in most people’s heads.   But it’s totally true!

Here’s Villa.    I’ll admit, doing the first row, I had no idea what the heck was going to happen.   Now that I’m in the second row of blocks, it’s making sense. I am cheating and using stitch holders on the other sections I’ve gone through already.   You should theoretically be able to keep them

This is the Villa Cowl, by Bristol Ivy.   It’s the Quince Quarterly Spring 2020 Level 1 pattern.    The yarn is Quince and Co Sparrow in the Fundi colorway. This is a modular knit, which is breaking my brain a little bit so far, but in a good way.   It’s also a linen yarn –

Pattern: Pamina by Caoua CoffeeYarn: Blue Moon Yarn Silky SockNeedles: Size 2 DPNs I’ve finished the Pamina socks.    Liked this pattern way more than the first one I tried with this yarn.   It’s really well plotted out – she’s actually counted out all the row counts (something I can do, but appreciate not having

In other knitting news, I’m done with the first Pamina sock.     Enjoying this way more than the first pattern I tried with this yarn.     I don’t necessarily need to be babysat through a pattern, but I do enjoy not having to keep track of too many things at once.    This pattern fits

The Circinus socks are out.    That pattern relies on keeping track of where you are in the same chart, at four different starting points.    And it was fine, until I was into the middle of the foot chart (an added complication), realized I’d screwed up, tried to tink back, and still couldn’t figure

My next project is Rich Ensor’s Circinus socks.     I’m using Blue Moon Yarn Silky Sock in a yellow colorway, which is my Auntie B’s favorite color – guess who I’m making them for? The pattern is fun so far – it’s got a winding chart pattern around the leg which is fun to keep

Pattern: Laminaria by Elizabeth Freeman (shawlette size)Yarn: Tess’ Designer Yarns Superwash Merino Lace in the Maine Woods and Waters colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs It always amazes me how lace starts out so small and plain looking, and blocks out to something amazing. I got all the way to the first border chart in this, and