In a mood so proactive that I’m still not sure I actually did it, I’ve started my Christmas knitting. I’ve decided to do scarves for my sister and mother this year. So, I’ve cast on the Three Sisters Scarf #2 by Monika Steinbauer, using Quince & Co’s Tern yarn in the Wampum colorway. (This is […]

Pattern: Ruffle Ribbed Baby Socks from Ann Budd’s Better than Booties Baby SocksYarn: Trekking Hand Art in the Karabik colorway (blue) and Mountain Colors Barefoot in the Crazy Woman colorway (red mix)Needles: Size 1 DPNs (blue) and 1.5 DPNs (red mix) The final part of my niece/nephew to be project is done: baby socks! What

Pattern: Curly Purly Soaker by Marnie Anne JoyceYarn: Cascade 220Needles: Sizes 4, 6 and 8 circs and size 4 DPNs With the completion of the extra large soaker, which I did in a combination of Blueberry Bliss Cascade 220 Paint, and Cascade 220 Purple, the soaker project for my niece/nephew to be is done! This

And here’s the size large soaker. This is one of the Cascade 220 paints – interesting pooling in the circular section in size eight needles. I’m hoping they think it’s cool.

Pattern: Ruffle Rib Baby Socks from Ann Budd’s Better than Booties Baby SocksYarn: Quince and Co. Chickadee in the Rosa Rugosa colorwayNeedles: Size 1 DPNs In my ongoing effort to use up yarn, I made baby socks to match the Jubilee Cardigan I completed a month or so ago. I really enjoyed making these –

The size medium soaker is done, this time in a lovely purple. As a small side project, in a continuation of the get rid of left over yarn thing I started earlier this year, I cast on the Ruffle Rib Socks from Ann Budd’s Better than Booties Baby socks in the Quince Chickadee yarn I

Pattern: Adult Ruched Yoke Tee by AnneLena Mattison from the Spring 2011 Interweave KnitsYarn: Cascade UtraPima in lovely green colorwayNeedles: Size 7 circs Crappy picture not withstanding, I’ve finished the Ruched Yoke Tee. I’m pretty happy with the fit, but think I’ll like it better after running it through the wash (yay cotton yarn!). I

The small sized soaker is done. Still Cascade 220. Still a nice, easy knit.

The newborn size of the my series of Curly Purly soakers is done. I’ve already cast on the next size in green. It’s a nice, straightforward pattern, and you can’t go wrong with Cascade 220 yarn. These are a nice simple side project to my more complicated other projects (though granted, the tshirt I’m working

I’ve finished with the yolk of the Ruched Yolk Tee, which seems to be going well so far. I’m already developing a list of notes to self from it: 1. Ruching is ridiculously easy and oddly fun. I should do it more often. 2. Since this is top down construction, I figured I’d be an