Adventures with sticks and string.
I finished Summit last week. This is a design by Sloane Rosenthal, knit from Rowan Softyak DK, one of my current favorite yarns. The only mode I made was to knit the sleeves in stockinette stitch instead of 2×2 rib. Honesty compels me to admit that I did it by accident — I had several […]
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I finished the front of my Summit pullover the other day. The back is boring in comparison — it is straight stockinette. But ever helpful, Loki attempts to make things more entertaining.
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I finished my Picket Fence Afghan this past week. I’m so pleased with it — The Rowan SoftKnit Cotton was a dream to work with and working in squares made it go very quickly. I even didn’t mind the what seemed like miles of applied i-cord around the outer edge. Of course I had supervision. […]
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This is Week 14 of house arrest, I think. I’m starting to lose count! A week ago, I finished this: This is “Out and About” (the irony of the name right now has not escaped me), a wrap designed by Jennifer Weissman. I knit mine in Miss Babs “Kunlun” yarn in the “topaz” colorway. Then […]
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Week Twelve of house arrest, I think? All I do it sleep, work, and knit. That’s how I finished this in under 3 weeks: This is Coofle, designed by Kate Davies, knit in her Milarrochy Tweed yarn, using U.S. size 2 and 3 needles. Here is the inside of the yoke: The yoke colors are […]
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