And, last but not least, in the grand catch up, I’ve cast on some Loria Mitts, using Pinewoods Sock yarn in the Nor’Easter Blue colorway. I have actually had these going long enough that I had a size medium left mitt done all the way up to just before the bind off, decided it was […]

Pattern: Portlandia Cloche by Emily JohnsonYarn: Colinette Jitterbug in the Copperbeach colorwayNeedles: Size 3 DPNs I’ve had an eye out for patterns to use up some of my larger batches of sock yarn, and choose this hat as one.    It’s a nice little pattern, not to difficult, but still interesting, and since it’s a

Pattern: Reversible Cables Baby to Toddler Hat by Gretchen ChanYarn: Cascade 220 SuperwashNeedles: Size 8 Circs and DPNs Ok, I think I’m safely set for L’s Christmas presents this year.   Sadly, I didn’t use up all of the yarn, so I will have to come up with something else to finish off the last of

Pattern: Owlet by Kate DaviesYarn: Cascade 220 SuperwashNeedles: 8 and 9 DPNs My only totally committed Christmas knitting is done.     This is for my niece, and it’s so cute.    The pattern is super easy to work with – this would a good project for pretty much anyone. The yarn is lovely – really soft.   I

Let  the Christmas knitting begin! This is Kate Davies’ Owlet sweater, which I’m making for my niece.   I’m using Cascade 220 Superwash yarn in a purple shade that’s a bit too dark to really be lavender. The beginning’s gone pretty well – I’ve gotten halfway up the body in one night.

Pattern: Rimefrost by Anne HansonYarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in the Goodluck Jade colorwayNeedles: 1.5 DPNs The Rimefrost socks for K are done! It was nice making socks again.   I’d forgotten how oddly satisfying it is turning a heel.    This pattern was nice – the pattern repeat is long enough to not be

I’ve had a request for socks (little known secret: now that I’ve figured out I’m pretty much a process knitter, as long as it’s not in cashmere, I will probably find a way to fit any knitting requests into my schedule…), so I’ve cast something on to keep me busy until my trip to NYC

Pattern: Argyle Purl Scarf by Jenna NunziatoYarn: Classic Elite RenaissanceNeedles: Size 9 circs This year’s Red Scarf Project scarf is done!     I really enjoyed this pattern – it’s not too hard, but the pattern repeat is long enough to hold my interest.    I did three pattern repeats more than the pattern called for to get

For a bit of a knitting interlude, I’ve cast on an Argyle Purl Scarf, by Jenna Nunziato, using Classic Elite Renaissance yarn.   This scarf will go to the Red Scarf Project. I’m liking the pattern so far.    It’s fairly simple, yet long enough to not get boring.    I’ve been flying along – I’m pretty much

Pattern: Palimpsest by Anne HansenYarn: Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the Horizon colorwayNeedles: Size 4 circs Wow.    In checking my notes, I cast this on on the last day of May.    So it’s been slightly more than two months.    I can’t believe I’ve managed that much project monogamy in that time. This