Pattern: Nennir by Lucy HagueYarn: Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Fingering in the Teal Party colorwayNeedles: Size 4 Circs Once I got the right needle size, I really enjoyed Nennir.    It’s really fun watching the cables grow, and the pattern is complex enough to not be boring, but still relatively easy to do (as long as […]

I got bored with the Pookies.    So, here’s the Nennir cowl, by Lucy Hague.   I’m using Claudia’s Hand Painted fingering weight yarn, in the Teal Party colorway. I’m not going to lie, my first cast on was a disaster.   I used size three needles, somehow managed to drop a stitch in the provisional cast on,

This is what I’ve been working on knitting-wise lately – Pookies, trying to use up more of my worsted weight scraps.   (I’ve got #5 on the needles at the moment.)    I really do like this pattern – it’s super easy, and they’re so cute. The one thing I’m doing different with this batch is sewing

Project: Quest by Laura NelkinYarn: Quince and Co. Osprey in the Peacock colorwayNeedles: Sizes 5, 6 and 7 circs, and Size 6 DPNs My Quest hat is done.    Again.    This time, I did the medium size, and it fits! I really liked the pattern – the linen stitch was an interesting new stitch,

One skein of Quince and Co. Osprey yarn is exactly enough to make the large size of the women’s Quest hat.    I know this because I bound one off last night, and tried it on, and promptly looked like a three year old playing dress up with her mother’s clothes. I guess I really should

Pattern: Annis shawl by Susanna ICYarn: Knitpicks Alpaca Cloud in the Tidepool Heather colorwayNeedles: Size 8 and 10 circs It’s fairly hilarious how bad this shawl looks unblocked.    And, I’ll be honest, I think I need to block it again, because it still doesn’t look like much.    But I also think I’m a

Because I’m finding that I feel really odd if I don’t have two projects to choose from (especially when one is like the Annis shawl and takes a loooong time to get through 1 row), I’ve cast on a Quest hat for myself, using Quince and Co. Osprey yarn, in the Peacock colorway.   I’m doing

Well, with the year drawing to a close, with company still in town, and knowing how much I have to do this weekend, I think I can safely say I’m done with my knitting for the year. I definitely didn’t go for quantity this year, but I did manage to get rid of a lot

Since it’s the end of the year, I figured I should update my hexipuff status – here’s the current pile.    It’s up to 43 now, which still isn’t enough for the smallest sized blanket, but I still have plenty of sock yarn that’s either in scraps, or ready to be made into scraps, so I’ll

Pattern: Who? by Sara AmorosoYarn: Quince and Co. Lark in the Parsley colorwayNeedles: Size 6 DPNs Ok, my Christmas knitting is now officially done.    Finally! I found this pattern the last time I made an owlet sweater, but didn’t think I had enough yarn the last go around, so didn’t try one last time.    This