May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
. Turns out I should have stopped at 2 sweaters in April . . This is the Ruched Yoke Tee from Interweave Knits Spring 2011. I am knitting it in Blue Sky Alpaca Skinny Cotton, the same yarn it was designed for, my gauge is right…but for some crazy reason it is ...
Apr 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
. I know, I know, I have been slacking on the blog posting. But I have not been slacking on the knitting! . . I also finished this one… . . I don’t think it looks that great on me, but Krishell says it doesn’t look as bad as I think. Not sure that...
Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Done. Thank the good lord. .
Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
I love April…every thing about it. . Just the smell of it is awesome. . Sleeping with the windows open. . The kids getting the bikes out. . The sidewalk chalk. . People are just happier in April. . My new favorite thing about April? This… . . Finished the...
Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
. It is a good thing this design is so darn cute or I might just have to say forget it. The numbers on this thing are really far off. Must not have done much test knitting for this pattern. Makes me think about how hard it is to find a very well written pattern. ...
Mar 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was not a math major. . I never took statistics. . I am not particularly interested in numbers (just ask my accountant) . But, knitting the body of this sweater was so mind numbingly boring that I had to do something with my time. . So, I decided to time myself...
Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
. March Madness is right. . . I’m getting there, I’m getting there. I have the sleeves on scrap yarn finally. Am knitting the body. Let’s see, today is the 14th and I need to be done by the 31st. Right? . Maybe this could be the Pickadilly Shrug?...
Mar 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
. 7 days in and I am doing everything I can to avoid knitting March’s sweater. . Not sure why… . I really, really like the sweater. Just am not excited to knit it. . Instead of knitting…I am… . . I am 6 inches into the sweater. At this rate,...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
. We need your input… . There is division among us… . Line 1 of the March pattern Pickadilly says this; . “work back and forth in 1×1 rib, slipping the first stitch of each row” . How do you interpret that? Would you slip the first stitch...
