I was going to write a post a week or two ago about the Christmas gift that I’m knitting with the Alpaca & Silk yarn. It was going to be all rant-y, and complaining about the knit on the project being hell, and it was. Instead of writing about it I stewed for this little [...]

I was looking at some pictures a friend took when he was visiting for mine and Corey’s wedding in April. One of the pictures was from when we were doing some gaming together after the wedding. I don’t know why I get so excited looking at this picture, but there is just something very satisfying [...]

Lots of Christmas knitting in my future here, and it seems to fit the beginning of this season. I feel ready for winter already, what with the cold, chance of flurries tonight, breaking out the hot chocolate, and wearing winter gear already. I’m loving it. I have become obsessed with knitting Malabrigo Aquarella scarves. Last night [...]

I just had to make the scarf out of this yarn. I was thinking, and talking to my wonderfully supportive husband, and decided that not everyone is as picky as I am about scarf softness. Even I’m not so picky as I seem, as I have a wool knit scarf (not made by me) that’s [...]

I find that I am very picky about the softness of the yarn I am to use for a scarf. This may be the reason that I haven’t yet completed very many scarves, and don’t wear any of them. It needs to be incredibly soft in order to feel comfortable against the skin. I mean, [...]

I must say I am really pleased with this scarf. It doesn’t hurt that the yarn was enjoyable to knit, and works perfectly for this piece. It’s so soft and has a little elasticity to it. I especially love the color. Everything seems to have gone right for this piece, and I will really enjoy [...]

Don’t you just hate waiting for your finished pieces to dry while they’re being blocked? I seem to find it even harder than normal tonight, the waiting and staring over at it, still wet. This may have something to do with a lack of distractions, and no husband in the house. I finished the serendipitous [...]

I finally got up the motivation to redo the stupid toe on my new ankle sock. Forget whatever I may have said before about the toe I did, I hate it. This is still just the first sock! Hopefully now that I’ve gotten past that stupid toe, and remembering what size needles I used, I [...]

I plan to do some knitting for loved ones this Christmas, but I’m having such a hard time getting started. I really want to get started early so everything can get done in time. This year will end up being the year when I find out just what kind of Christmas knitter I am as [...]

OK, so the pictures look kind of bland, and the finished product looks kind of poorly made. However, this is just meant to be the backing of a small wall hanging I’m making. The dowl will be cut to size into two pieces. The piece will hang from one dowl, and the other dowl will [...]