I have to admit, when I think of vests, the first thing that comes to mind is McLovin from the movie Superbad: So when knitted sweater vests started popping up in Ravelry’s Hot Right Now feed, I initially thought “good for you, not for me.” But the more I pondered it, the more enticing aContinue reading “Knitted Sweater Vests: Yea or Nay?”
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What to Knit: HØR no. 11
HØR no 11 by Lone Kjeldsen It’s getting hot here in Chicago and I just saw the first firefly of the season last night. This is the perfect time to take a look at lightweight summer knits. I was strolling through Ravelry, as you do, and I happened across this crisp, breezy, linen tee, HØRContinue reading “What to Knit: HØR no. 11”
Fix it or Frog it
Tangled up in Gray I should have known that trouble was coming. The weather was great, all the kids had slept through the night, and my knitting had been behaving for the most part. I started to think that I would be able to divide for the sleeves on my Magnolia Sweater before too long.Continue reading “Fix it or Frog it”
Things get old school over here: winding a ball of yarn by hand
These are crazy times: masks are in. Zoom is in. Staying in is… in. I have only been knitting since December, so I had just found a good local yarn store when it had to close due to coronavirus. I don’t have a swift or a ball winder. Normally this wouldn’t be a big dealContinue reading “Things get old school over here: winding a ball of yarn by hand”
Casting on: a.k.a. Don’t Talk About the Baby
A couple of months after I had my oldest, I went out with a group of my friends that didn’t have kids yet. I remember thinking to myself throughout the night, “Don’t talk about the baby. Don’t talk about the baby.” I was paranoid that I would bore my non-parent friends to tears by turningContinue reading “Casting on: a.k.a. Don’t Talk About the Baby”
A Yarn Tail 