Christmas knitting has begun!   This is my gift for my niece – it’s the Wee Ambrosia cardigan by Gudrun Johnston.    I’m using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes superwash in the Columbine colorway.    (The yarn is not quite as pink as the picture.) So far, so good.   I’m in the easy part of the body.   I’m […]

So here are the socks to go with the Swirl hat: Noodles socks by Joely Carparco.    I’m making the 1-3 size, and should be able to use up a good amount of yarn, before moving on to Hexipuffs.

Pattern: Swirl hat by Mandie HarringtonYarn: Knitpicks Stroll Tweed in the Down Heather colorwayNeedles: Size 4 DPNs and Circs Since I bought four skeins of yarn for my knee highs, and only used just shy of three, that means I’ve now shifted into heavy use up that yarn! mode.    I was a looking for a

Pattern: Purl Soho’s Little Cable Knee HighsYarn: Knitpicks Stroll Tweed in the Down Heather ColorwayNeedles: Size 2.5 DPNs My knee socks are done!    They fit perfectly, and they’re just in time for boot weather! They are also damned hard to take pictures of, which is why my one sock pictures are staying up on Ravelry.

I’ve finished the first of my Little Cable Knee Highs.    And they fit!    (And man, is it hard to take a selfie of the back of your own leg and keep that leg straight!)

So I really want some good boot socks.    And since I have calves of large size, I’m only going to get them by making them myself.   So here’s my attempt: Purl Soho’s Little Cable Knee Highs, in Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the Down Heather colorway. These are toe up, which is admittedly not my

Pattern: Bobcap by Mary KeenanYarn: Dalegarn FalkNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs I got paranoid and made the medium size, and I totally could have pulled off the large.    So my primary aim, of using up this yarn, was not accomplished.  Oh well.   I at least got rid of the ends, and have

Still trying to use up the Dalegarn Falk yarn.     Here’s the Bobcat pattern by Mary Keenan.    Which I have already messed up, so will be ripping out. I’m beginning to think this yarn is cursed.

Pattern: Hermione Hearts Ron by Christy AylesworthYarn: Classic Elite MountainTop Vista in the Wolf colorwayNeedles: Size 3 circs and size 4 circs and DPNs Finally, I’ve made it all the way through this pattern!    Which I do really like, and will probably want to make again in a real sport weight yarn. I did

Ok, let’s try this again.    Here’s Hermoine Hearts Ron, take 2.    Well, maybe three.   There were two versions in the old yarn, but I suppose those were 1.0 and 1.5. Oddly enough, I had cast on the original version in the correct needle size, or so I thought, because I swear I used size 2