Joy’s Back

The back of the Joy cardigan is finished.  I think the only reason why pattern writers start the instructions off with knitting the back first, is to see if you can actually grin and bear it.  Of course, not all patterns are like pulling teeth, and Joy isn’t that bad, but that moss stitch is [...]

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Welcome back, Old Friend, I missed you.

Happy Autumnal Equinox! 

You’ll always find me in good spirits in the harvest season.  I’ll be in the kitchen, in a baking, bubbling, toil.  Cakes, pies, muffins, and sweet breads seem to fly out of the oven.  Today, I celebrated with mini pumpkin muffins, a small step to prepare the fam with what is to come [...]

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Egads! The knitting is afoot!

Yes, the knitting is afoot. 

I decided against the Suzette cardigan for now, as Christmas knitting requests dire attention.  Instead, before knitting two pairs of socks (for good ol’ dad and my BIL), I’ll make my way through the Joy cardigan (also by Kim Hargreaves, also found in Vintage Knits, as in the Rowan version).  Some changes [...]

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An Evening We Shant Forget

I am pleased with the reviews of my skirt, An Affair to Remember, thanks to all the Craftsters who visited and commented (here or there, on Craftster.org).
Recently, however, my knitting has taken to the back seat.  I suppose I just haven’t felt inspired.  Of course, there are countless patterns available to me as well as [...]

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An Affair to Remember, remembered

I finished Romantic Hand Knits’ An Affair to Remember just over a week ago, but Mr. Yarn Bearer (who also serves as Mr. Camera Man) was on duty.
I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful this project was.  It took three days to knit, and if you don’t have a three year old, you [...]

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Now and Then

When I started knitting, I thought I’d never use a chart keeper, my hands were just as good as a swift, and acrylic was just fine.
Fortunately, we grow as knitters.  I got tired of keeping track of my rows on Post Its (which I would lose, and find again, only now with a website or phone number [...]

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