This is Damsel, by Josee Paquin. I got this in the summer Quince Quarterly shipment. I knew it would be either cotton or linen yarn, so decided if I was going to spend the money, I might as well go for something outside of my regular wheelhouse. The yarn is Quince and Co. […]
The knitting portion of my Salal sweater is done. However, I’m trying to do a reinforced grosgrain ribbon button band, and the buttonholer in my sewing machine is kicking my butt. Fortunately, I have plenty of grosgrain ribbon. So that’ll get done eventually. I’ve given up for today, at least. I finished
Pattern: Knit Stars by Kirsten Hipsky Yarn: Quince and Co Tern in the Buoy colorway Needles: Size 3 DPNs Here’s a fun little stash busting pattern. Since I had some yellow yarn, I felt like I really needed to use it in some Christmas stars – this is a really easy pattern that fits that
Pattern: Immie Tee by Carrie Bostick Hoge Yarn: Quince and Co Tern in the Buoy Colorway Needles: Size 3 Circs Here’s my Immie Tee, for M, whose current favorite color is “yelrow”. I made it in the Age 4 size, but kept the normal needle size (I normally go up a size to get
I’ve run into a bit of an issue with the Immie Tee (pretty sure I found some errata), so I’m at a bit of a stop there, which is a shame, because I’m about 75 percent done. But, I don’t actually need it until M’s birthday in November, so there’s at least that. In the
This is the Immie Tee by Carrie Bostick Hoge, using Quince and Co Tern in the Buoy colorway. I’m making this for the younger niece, since yellow is her favorite color in all the world. I’m doing the age 4 version, but in the called for needle size (I normally go up a
Here are the high and low temperature scarves, up through the last day of Spring. I will probably need to buy more yarn for the 40s and 50s colors. (Boy are our low temperatures consistent in Spring.) I’m going to see what happens in the next month or so for the 60s before
Another skein of yarn kicked through hexipuffs (Malabrigo Sock in Playa). I’m frankly amazed I got three other separate projects out of this skein, and still managed this many puffs.
Pattern: Lepidoptora Mitts by Allison Van ZandtYarn: Malabrigo Sock in the Playa colorwayNeedles: Size 2 DPNs I’m finding it funny how much darker these mitts look than the other ones I made with the same yarn – funny how a particular pattern can change a variegated skein like that. I also did a little sweater ornament, and
Pattern: Monteagle Bag by Ann Hahn BuechnerYarn: Quince and Co Willet in the Regatta Colorway (and just a touch of Cascade Ultra Pima in Juniper)Needles: Size 11 Circ and one DPN So I’ve been trying to cut down on my plastic use where I can nip it in the bud from the get go.