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WIP Wednesday: Look, something shiny!

I know I said I was going to work on my old WIPs, but in the end they just could not compete with a shiny new project. This might be a big part of why I have so many WIPs in the first place. I ended up casting on a cardigan for my daughter whoContinue reading “WIP Wednesday: Look, something shiny!”

Back from the Frog Pond: Tissé Scarf

I have to believe that I am not the only knitter with a pile of shame in the corner of the dining room. Whenever a project goes completely off the rails, I throw it in the pile of shame to cool off and repent for its mistakes. This is also a great place to findContinue reading “Back from the Frog Pond: Tissé Scarf”

Project Bags

This morning, as I was digging through an old Whole Foods bag to find my yarn and tape measure, it occurred to me: maybe it’s time to upgrade my project bags. Or get an actual project bag. Most of my knitting lives in old shopping bags or cast-off canvas totes (I’m looking at you, NewContinue reading “Project Bags”

Friday FO: Magnolia Sweater

Question: if you finish knitting your pandemic sweater, does that mean the pandemic is over too? I ordered my yarn for Camilla Vad’s Magnolia Sweater right after Chicago went on lockdown in the spring of 2020. And although the nupps almost did me in, I finally have another finished object. I could not be happierContinue reading “Friday FO: Magnolia Sweater”

What to Knit: Oak Park Cowl

I know I said that I need to finish my lingering WIPs, but all I want to do is cast on all the things. In particular, I am looking for a new colorwork project in my life. (Why not just knit the second Mīlēt mitten, you ask? Logic does not apply to my knitting, youContinue reading “What to Knit: Oak Park Cowl”

Wednesday WIP Roundup

I took a look around and it seems like some of my WIPs have overstayed their welcome over here. I would like to cast on some new projects, but first I need to clear out some old items. You know it’s bad when I’m seriously considering buying new needles because my old needles are busy,Continue reading “Wednesday WIP Roundup”

So many questions

January is chugging along being its dark and icy self. It is freezing here in Chicago, and I am definitely getting a lot of use out of my hand knits. Thank God for sweater weather, right? It makes me wonder what non-knitters do to make themselves feel better in these wintery months. I would loveContinue reading “So many questions”

Pattern Roundup: Kid Cardigans

If you hang around on Instagram, particularly during the holiday season, you hear a lot of discussion about whether people are “knit-worthy” or not. I never really paid that much attention because I was such a new knitter. There was truly no one who would want my misshapen yarn experiments, so the question of “knit-worthiness”Continue reading “Pattern Roundup: Kid Cardigans”

Sweater goals

I took a break from the blog for a bit. What with the holidays, and remote learning, and a bunch of home remodeling projects, I hadn’t been doing a lot of knitting. Not to worry – a couple weeks ago I picked up the needles again, and now I want to make all the things.Continue reading “Sweater goals”

What to Knit: Dissent Cowl by Carissa Browning

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness.It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift. “The Uses of Sorrow,” Mary Oliver It seems clichéd to point out what a dumpster fire 2020 has turned into: Covid, police brutality, wildfires, you name it, it’s happening. It is surprising howContinue reading “What to Knit: Dissent Cowl by Carissa Browning”