There is something wonderful about the process of a thing. I’m currently knitting Saltwater in more Sundara Yarn, Fingering Merino Cashmere, it’s deep purple. This pattern is quite easy technically, just knits and purls. But it’s a counting pattern. You can’t just knit obliviously, you’ve got to keep track to make sure you get the welts the right width. My Ravelry friend, Louise, taught me a method for tracking my knitting using a Moleskine and grids. It is satisfying to… Continue Reading ››

{{unknown}}The thing about a craft is that you have to learn. You could just keep doing that same bit you do, the one you know. Or you can expand your skill set and your knowledge. For years all I knew how to do was knit long rectangles. I made horrible scarves. Absolutely terrible things out of horrible yarn. It was fun, but I realized at some point that I had no real skills as a knitter. I FINALLY learned that… Continue Reading ››

Winner of the absurd hat is Anne! (I went to Random.org and entered the number of comments, and VIOLA! It came back with 1.) I love this shawl, a lot. It’s done and lovely. I hope to get better pictures at some point, but again, if I waited to get wonderful pictures, nothing would ever be posted. There was another shawl that had been languishing for awhile because. I finally finished it last week when the I got The Dreaded… Continue Reading ››

I’d love to be able to knit miles and miles of yarn at a clip. I just can’t. I’m not slow, but life. I’ve reached the end of my first skein of 200 yards on my His Golden Lair shawl: Don’t look at the foot in this picture! When we last visited this project, it looked like this. I’m hoping to finish it this week. I’ve got so many more projects I want to do. There are sweaters, hats, shawls,… Continue Reading ››

His Golden Lair is a lovely Hobbit inspired pattern by Kourtney Robinson. She offered it for free earlier in the year and I snapped it up. This is her description: I read the Hobbit as a child, and I clearly remember the cover illustration. Smaug (the dragon) was coiled about his gold and he had one eye slitted open. This shawl is inspired by that image – the cabled stitches form both stacks of coins and represent that narrowed eye.… Continue Reading ››