After posting my Francis Revisited and Side Slip Cloche, I’m going back through my Flickr stream to see what else I skipped last year. One of the first things that comes up is this silver and green Surtsey. While I…
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Apologies, etc.
My vow of getting better at posting here has gotten off to a rocky start. On my birthday, which was two days ago, I decided it would be fun to give something back, so I set up a few different…
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Back to school knit
Eleanor starts kindergarten this year. She also outgrew her much loved Tomten jacket finally and most of her lightweight jackets and her coats. So it seemed logical and celebratory to make her a new coat for school. I bought the…
A little something
Two little somethings, really! I have been meaning to make mitts for all my kids for ages now, but somehow it always gets put off. Come autumn and winter, our walks to school involve nippy weather and little hands feel…
Stuff ‘n things
I finished Red-Violet Sunniva, and in keeping with the process I’ve been documenting, I thought I’d have some finished, if not polished, pictures to show you today. However, after blocking the neckline, I tried on the sweater and found that…
Surtsey
The Surtsey pattern is now available for purchase! Surtsey is a baby cardigan with a little simple colorwork to add a special touch. Knit from the top down in one piece for minimal finishing, Surtsey knits up fast to make…
I am happy, but I have no judgment
I stayed up until 1:30 this morning working on the Surtsey pattern. At some point in that long intense slog, an alarm went off on my computer, informing me that there might be a Wollmeise update. When I’m up and…
In a tizzy
I’ve almost got the Surtsey pattern ready for test knitting, which makes me very happy. I had some setbacks on math and wording, but I think we’re on the right path now. And the new Sunniva sample is back on…
What is what
Something is blocking. I think I may need to do something with the button bands. I’m trying not to be hyper critical of myself, but I’m not the best at picking up stitches, and I think it looks a little…
Good cheer
So, with all the stuff going wrong with Sunniva, I kind of lost my knitting mojo for a bit. So it’s really nice when something you’re working on decides that really, knitting is FUN, and you should remember that. That…
