Pattern:  Willowfall Cowl by Erin KurupYarn: Shibui Knits Staccato in the Velvet colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs Here’s the final picture of the blocked Willowfall Cowl.    I liked this pattern – having the lace gradually come in against the plain opening was a little different, and enjoyable to work on. This yarn is lovely.    […]

We’re getting the first real snowstorm of the season, so it seemed like a good time to take stock of my knitting.    The above is as far as I got with the Hermione Loves Ron Hat – turns out I did not have enough in that leftover yarn to make that.  So that was

The great new year yarn purge continues – here’s the last of the Shubui Knits Stacato, in hexipuff form. I’ve also cast on a Hermione Loves Ron with my leftover Madeline Tosh Vintage yarn.   It’s technically the wrong weight, but I’d done one of these before in the same weight yarn, and really liked the

I’ve decided to do a temperature scarf for 2019, but I really wanted to get both the highs and the lows.     I couldn’t figure out a good way to get them into one scarf without making things muddy, so I finally settled on doing two scarves.      Temps are to be taken from

Here’s the 2018 crop.   Not too shabby – more than last year.    (And this does not include the progress I’ve made on three separate scrappy blankets.) I’ve already got a bunch of stash busting plans, so hopefully I can continue in this vein for 2019.

I’ve finished the Willowfall Cowl, though I’m not sure when I’ll get to block it, so no final post for that yet. In trying to get rid of more ends, I looked at my sport and DK weight yarn to see if there were any I could add to the scrappy worsted and aran weight

I was seized by the sudden, intense desire to try and get rid of some yarn ends.    So, the Briggs and Little Heritage yarn all went into the worsted scrap blanket I’ve been working on.   (Working on blankets is the best!   Can’t beat a built in lap warmer.) I got almost all the way

Here’s the last of the Tess’s Twinkle Toes in Underwater Grotto – a swirl hat, a sweater ornament, and still managed two hexipuffs. Since then, I’ve cast on Flora, by Margaux Hufnagel, using some of the Quince and Co. Lark leftover from my 40th birthday sweater.   (Maple and Petal, to be specific).    Pretty easy

Pattern: Twisted Flower Socks by Cookie AYarn: Tess’ Designer Yarns Twinkle Toes in Underwater GrottoNeedles: Size 1.5 DPNs The Twisted Flower socks for K are done!   I’m surprised I took as long on these as I did – it’s an enjoyable pattern that’s just challenging enough, and the yarn is lovely to work with.

Here’s another go at trying to use the Fibre Co Knightsbridge yarn I’d frogged from a February Lady sweater ages ago.   Sadly, it’s discontinued (this was the version before the company was sold to Kelbourne), so I have no way of getting more.    I recovered most of it, so I just can’t understand how