Over at the Spindlers group in Ravelry a few weeks ago we did a handmade spindle exchange. I forgot to take a picture of the one I sent, but today I finally got a picture of the one I received. It’s a donut bead, that I’m assuming is glass,  with some very pretty sparkly colors. [...]

Quote Beth.. “So how did it come out?! :)” I am incredibly happy with this sweater, despite its slight unfortunate bits. I lengthened it by a few inches, which is almost a required for large chested women. Short shirts make my top look even wider, and many people designing clothing don’t take into consideration when designing for [...]

Ignore the mess… The wait is agony! I have been savoring the finishing bits of this sweater. My experience with this project has been like no other. I am incredibly excited to get this finished, yet I took my time to plan and do things properly. Normally when I’m excited to finish a project I go [...]

I tried really hard to get a photo that does justice to the beauty of these cables. They almost look sculpted. Since I don’t have a great camera (it needs a ton of light for any good detail) and I’m not familiar with using the proper flash so I could preserve the shadows, I had [...]

The not so great first, on to the really awesome… This yarn is for the Spindlers group challenge on Ravelry fitting the theme of “Indulge yourself” for January. I received some cash for Christmas, and decided that I would only spend a little on fun stuff. We’re a little tighter than normal on money lately so [...]

A few weeks ago I bought a pair of spindles from Butterfly Girl Designs on Etsy. They came in very quickly, and I immediately started both of them each with some fiber. One of the spindles is about .7 oz, and on that one I started to spin some laceweight silk. That I will be [...]

I’ve been wanting to knit a sock from one of the patterns in my two Nancy Bush books (Knitting on the Road, and Knitting Vintage Socks), so on a whim last night I brought out a recent WEBs acquisition to start it. I’m using Shibui’s sock yarn which means my gauge is quite a bit [...]

So maybe nearly done is a bit of an overstatement, but I’m getting there. I’m probably 2/3 to 3/4 done as I start the yoke. The sleeves are done and attached, and I’m not too far away from the cables. I must admit I’m a little nervous about starting the cables for some reason. I’ve [...]

This is the year where I have definitively decided that I do not celebrate New Years (day or eve). There has never been any intrinsic meaning for me, and I’m not really the partying type. Call me cynical (and you’d be right to do so) but I don’t find much meaning in our so called [...]

Finally I’m back in the swing of things. I no longer feel quite so apathetic about my knitting; I’m actually excited about something. Mittens! These mittens are great, this yarn is great, the colors are great, nearly everything is great (so far). While knitting these mittens I have this incessant urge to try them on after [...]