A pretty, lacy pair of fingerless gloves for my Mama. Knit out of a scrumptious alpaca/silk/camel/cashmere blend in a lovely color. Very simple lace, interesting construction, and small. A perfectly satisfying knit. I ended up knitting these on dpns because I didn’t have the appropriate size in a long enough circular for magic loop. I did a provisional cast-on, and knit the first couple rows flat so I didn’t have.. Read More
The pile, it grows…
The pile of “Things I want to rip, reclaim their yarn, and make a new project with” has risen to four. Let’s review: The Butterfly dress, to which I dedicated this previous post (link) A cotton camisole that took on tent-like proportions once it was off the needles. I’ve been wanting to convert it to one of the summery tunics from French Girl Knits (link) for ages. The Pfeiffer Falls.. Read More
Oh dear.
As you might have noticed from my previous post, I was all gung-ho and planned out to conquer another full round of Nerd Wars. There have been a few setbacks. After Mr. Boyfriend woke up last Saturday with a set of bug bites on his person, rather large and itchy and arranged-in-linear-fashion bites, we went through the bedclothes and over the mattress with a fine-tooth comb and found… A bug… Read More
Nerd Wars Round 2 recap
The roster of things finished for March: Despite picking some massive-scale (sportweight sweater, anyone?) projects for this round, I managed to finish all the challenges for both games. Thank goodness for double-dipping. There are March socks, more squares for the Crochet a Rainbow project, a new project bag made out of an old t-shirt to replace the one.. Read More