Monthly Archives: February 2008

I wouldn’t have thought there was any such thing. But as it turns out, there is. I present to you the sum total of my knitting in the last 11 days. Oh, yeah. That hurts. Especially since almost all of the progress you see was from this weekend, when I finally started to feel a  Continue Reading

Faced with two larger projects that seem to be dragging on forever, I decided I needed something simple. Conwy sock, in Sundara sock yarn, color “bronzed sienna”. My second project on the needles right now with the Seasons Club yarn, and boy is it ever luxurious. The pattern is simple enough to knit while reading  Continue Reading

Of course I ripped it out. I just wouldn’t be me, if I hadn’t. I would have finished the sweater, and hated it every time Jacob wore it. And that’s no way to feel about a hand-knit. So all’s well that ends well, I’m happy with my decision, etc. I’m not as happy with my  Continue Reading

I feel like the biggest dork in the world. So this is the back of Torgeir, from Elsbeth Lavold’s Viking Knits 1. Cute sweater, and I’m knitting it in the 2 year old size. At least, I will be when I can stop swearing at myself long enough to rip it out. See the cables  Continue Reading

Because I need these corny little games and the little timelines they give, I’m declaring this year a Year. Of. SOCKS! And here’s January’s installment. The Pomatomus, they are finished. Pattern: Cookie A.’s Pomatomus, from the Winter 2005 Knitty Yarn: Madelinetosh sock yarn, color vermillion Time Elapsed: I dragged my feet (har) on these for  Continue Reading