I hate being cold. I hate seeing my loved ones get cold. I guess
this might be why I love knitting so much! When I started dreaming up a
design for a hat and convertible mitts to function as the ultimate warm
accesories, I decided to zero in on the parts of me that get coldest,
fastest, when I am out and about in the winter months: my ears, and my
fingers. Using that a a starting point, I worked up a design for a
dapper, plaid hat and mitts that would harness the intese softmness and
warmth of Suri Dream and concentrate it exactly where it will be needed: lining the earflaps and mitten tops of our Into The Woods hat and mitts!
When I think of taking a Snow Day this winter, I imagine myself cozied up on the couch, watching fireplace videos, and knitting happily on all of the tiny treasures in our new Snow Day Ornament pattern!
Read more »You may have thought I was kidding when I showed you my first treasure from Cowl Girls by Cathy Carron.
But, clearly, I could not resist! I love the hand-painted colors in Wool of the Andes Bulky – Beach Front.
This one has twelve more inches of K2, P2 ribbing. Just the ticket for Chinese dinner out with friends tonight. Pass the veggie Moo Shu!
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The first step to fixing a knitting mistake is preventing a knitting mistake in the first place. This first video shows you how to count stitches and rows in stockinette, reverse stockinette, and garter stitch fabric. That way, if you set your knitting down, or lose your place, you can just count your stitches and rows to figure out where you were in the pattern.
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The moment Cowl Girls by Cathy Carron landed on my desk, I was ready to drop everything and start knitting! What a variety of designs! Where to start?
Read more »I fell in love with the Sasquatch pattern, and just had to knit one. He came out super-groovy, and looks a lot like Matthew McConaughey would if he fell in a vat of Rogaine.
Read more »I just got back from a camping trip. I went through the Redwoods and
all the way down the California coastline to Big Sur. I saw elk,
otters, seals, and even jellyfish, but it figures I wouldn’t spot the
most legendary creature of all, the Sasquatch, until I was back in my
own backyard.
Football and cool weather are setting off my autumnal nesting urges. I want to settle in front of the fireplace with a cup of tea and knitting. But, what knitting? Part of my nesting urge is to finish off WIPs. A version of tidying up my cave before settling in for a long winter’s nap.
Read more »I learned to knit somewhat randomly. After camping, I went to a laundromat to wash my sleeping bag. I was bored, so I wandered around the shopping center next door, and found a yarn store. I stepped inside and was immediately impressed by all of the pretty yarns, and I couldn’t believe that it was possible to knit the projects! I bought some yarn and needles, and the owner sat down with me and showed me how to cast on and knit. But it just wasn’t making sense to me! I’m left handed, and I do most things in the mirror image of a right handed person. So I tried to make up a way to knit left handed, without really understanding what I was doing. So it didn’t work, and I was frustrated, but stubbornly determined to learn.
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