Pattern: Flicker Socks by Cookie AYarn: Knitpicks Risata in the Fairy Tale colorwayNeedles: Size 1.5 DPNs I’d gotten this pattern in a swap a while ago, and I’d also been holding onto this yarn for a while (quite a while – it’s discontinued), so they seemed a like a natural fit for a quick project. […]

Flicker sock #1 is done! I forget how much I like making socks.    There’s just something so enjoyable about turning a heel.      And they’re such a nice, discreet size.    Even if the pattern is a bit of a slog, it never seems like it’s going to keep going on forever.    (BTW, this pattern is not

For my next project, I’ve cast on Cookie A’s Flicker socks (a pattern I was given in a long ago swap) with my Knit Picks Risata yarn, in the Fairytale Colorway.     Yet another yarn in my stash that turns out to discontinued.   I didn’t realize my stash was getting so old.

Pattern: Fino Scarf by Jocelyn TunneyYarn: Schaffer Audrey in the Dian Fossey colorwayNeedles: size 6 circs I more or less used this pattern as a base.    I added a provisional cast on, but ended up using a three needle bind off to finish it off, because it was just easier.   I suppose grafting would have

Stash busting continues.    Here’s a hexipuff in some Sophie’s Toes yarn I bought back in the early days of my sock making. I’m continuing to work on the Circle Scarf.    It’s been a nice, brainless project.   I’ll let it sit for a week at a time, and then I’ll work on it for several

Pattern: Fishies by Jackie ZieglerYarns: various DK and Worsted weightsNeedles: Size 3 DPNs Stash busting, part deaux! This is a fun little pattern.    I’ve been able to use up a number of little ends of yarn that I probably wouldn’t otherwise have been able to use.     These are stuffed with cotton, but if I can

Pattern: Hand Spring Fingerless Mitts by Micol DayYarn: Tess’s Designer Yarns Superwash Merino LaceNeedles: 1.5 DPNs Here’s another attempt at stash busting.     I had a fair amount of this lace weight yarn left over, and when I found a mitt pattern that actually used lace weight, I had to try it.   If

I figured I’d start out the year using up some old yarn, so here are some Hexipuffs using my Claudia’s Fingering Handpainted Silk 55 yarn.    I’d had it separate from the rest of fingering weight leftover stash since it has so much silk in it, but it occurred to me it would still be

With my last project squeaking in just under the wire today, here’s what I’ve managed to do this year. The Evenstar shawl was definitely my favorite project.    I also made some pretty good headway in using up old yarn – hopefully I can continue in that vein next year.

Pattern: Hunter Cowl by Diana BurkYarn: Lion Brand Woolease Thick and Quick in the Oatmeal colorwayNeedles: Size 13 and 35 circs and 11 DPNs I think I need more commissions.    This pattern was nothing I would have ever made for myself, but it was a lot of fun to do.    The needles were