I haven’t worked on any knitting since the tragic Honeybee Sweater for Rose (I figured it out at last, and she loves it…she had better!). After all that, I needed a break, but I’m so happy to be knitting again. This knitting is not for myself. If you can picture it, still at the unformed stage that…
Category: Handwork
February Yarn Along
This project has been driving me crazy, especially since I’ve knitted the beginning of it 4 times, and it still doesn’t look anything like the sweater in the picture. (Yes, the extra-large mug of chamomile tea was necessary for the nerve calming properties). I knitted on it all through the cold weather, during hours in the…
January Yarn Along
The very cold weather and hard frosts of January are upon us, completely taking everyone by surprise, as usual. The weather changes very quickly here. New Year’s Eve was almost warm. It wasn’t until we were sitting around a New Year’s fire that night that the first gust of cold wind blew down from far…
The Lost Art Of Clothing Repair
Clothing repair is a lost art, but I don’t mean to suggest that this post will replace all the art that has been lost! This is just one way that I’ve found to be a satisfactory way to repair clothes. I used to just throw away clothes with rips and tears, but when I got…
Yarn Along: Roses for Rosie Crochet Shawl
This, I am so proud and pleased to say, is actually Rose’s yarn project. When she was little, she loved braiding and finger-knitting, but when we tried knitting-on-needles, she was rather bored with the whole thing, and found it difficult to manage the needles. I let the matter drop, but one day (when I was…
Buttercup Cardigan
I’ve had the idea for this cardigan in my mind for a long time, but haven’t had the mind space to put it together. It’s a little bit of a daunting task, because the stitch pattern has three different gauges that have to be taken into account, not to mention that I just haven’t had…
Yarn Along: Crocheted Rag Rug Tutorial
It has been awhile since I’ve had anything other than lace yarn to work with, but now I am jumping over to crocheting a few more rag rugs. There are several reasons for this drastic shift in handwork – 1) Lace requires WAY too much concentration for me right now. It is so sad to…
Wedding Lace
Last night I cast-on for my first-ever knitting commission: lace for a friend’s wedding. This pattern is one of those lace patterns that doesn’t have the easy row of knit or purl between lace rounds, but it is a nice challenge. Lace can feel so tedious, even if it is not so many stitches long…
Yarn Along: Lace
The cat insisted she be in the photo – I swear I didn’t set it up around her. It was all I could do to keep her from sitting on the lace. I mentioned in a previous post that I had tried in vain to find lace knitting patterns on Ravelry. I found a few,…
Rose’s Ninth (And A Nausicaa Dress)
Today is Rose’s ninth birthday. She has the last birthday of the year in our family, and it is always so hard for her be last. I think that’s why she always insists on a little extra celebration – like two birthday cakes, instead of one (they are the same kind of cake, at…
1846 Lace Mystery
I’ve mentioned before my latest inspiration to learn to knit lace. One day I spent searching all over Ravelry for knitted lace patterns, and was surprised that there was almost nothing. I know it must be possible, and was commonly done, because I’ve read in Victorian and Edwardian novels about ladies knitting lace, but sadly,…
Yarn Along: Cotton Waffle Stitch Towel
I have finally again picked up some knitting. I haven’t had a knitting project on the needles since the spring. I had a sudden inspiration a few weeks ago to try knitting lace. I’ve knitted lace patterns into things, but never lace to be sewn onto something else. I have two yards of beautiful yarn-dyed…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 