It's March 9th already. How did that happen? I wanted go ahead with my February post anyway as I didn't have a lot of finishes but did have a lot of life happen. I only finished two projects in February, and one was just in the knick of time. I finished my first pair of self striping socks. It's true what people say about the yarn being addictive. I called these socks Potato Chippy for just that reason. This is a plain vanilla sock with Fish Lips Kiss heel in Knit Picks Felici (Ever After ...
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January 2017 in Review
I've decided to post quick (hopefully) monthly reviews so I can better track what I am finishing, as well as track my stash management goals. This is also going to be a bit of a test for me to see if I can put together a post quickly. Aaaaaaand.......go! This is my first official finish of 2017. It is the Earl Grey hat by Clare Devine. This was part of her Tea Collection. I do have another skein of this yarn (Patons Classic Wool Worsted) to make the matching cowl. I absolutely love the ...
Crafting Goals 2017
I've been bad about sharing my finished objects here on the blog. I'm particularly grateful to Marsha from the Twitch & Stitch podcast, Jenni from the Lone Larch podcast, and Chelsea & Sue from the Legacy Knitz podcast for hosting the Project WIP KAL, and Amber from the Yarn Hoarder podcast for her Finish Up Those WIPs KAL. I was motivated by the idea of freeing up my needles for fun new projects in the new year. I'm proud of what I accomplished. It was a lot more than I thought I could ...
Sugar Plum Shawl by Mina Philipp
I'm so pleased to present another test knit shawl. This is my third (the second is a secret test so I will post about that when the pattern is released). I was honoured to be able to test this pattern for Mina Philipp from the Knitting ExPat You Tube podcast. I had seen this gorgeous shawl Mina designed for her sister in law's wedding, and as I have three weddings to attend myself this summer, I was looking for something simple, yet fancy enough to dress up. The Sugar Plum Shawl fit the bill ...
Then Comes Spring by Francoise Danoy
Welcome to my first blog post. I was recently privileged to be chosen by Francoise Danoy (Frenchie) of Aroha Knit Designs to test knit her latest design, Then Comes Spring. The shawl turned out so beautifully that I knew this would be the kick in the behind I needed to finally get this blog up and running. This is a crescent shaped shawl with a leaf lace pattern for the body and a garter stitch border. Here is the link to my project page. It was tough to get a nice full shot of the shawl ...