Every now and then, usually at a moment when I'm feeling a tad cocky about this knitting thing, some sassy little yarn comes along and puts me firmly in my place. I swatch and I block the swatch; I...
Note from Sandi: The response to last week's tip was wonderful, thank you! So I thought for this week's post, since I am stressing about working on two important end-of-the-month deadlines, I'd...
Dear Stockinette Project, First of all, I still love you. I have always loved you, from the moment your beautiful purple, shiny yarn met my fingers, from the second we cast on together for this new adventure...
Summer has hit Ontario with a vengeance : Long, hot, humid days, afternoon thunderstorms, a tornado warning or two, and even an earthquake, just to spice things up. It's a time of year when I hear...
I was amazed to see how many folks wrote in to say that they, too, were "pattern fiddlers" –folks like me who use knitting patterns as a creative jumping-off place for making their own...
Last time, I showed a photo of the beginnings of my Tattoo Tank from Knitscene Winter/Spring 2010 . I also gave instructions for how to choose the right size for this little summer top , only to find out...
As you can see from the photo, I have worked several inches of the Tattoo Tank by Marlaina Bird from Knitscene Winter/Spring 2010 . This is a very loose fitting sleeveless tee shirt that flares out at...
Sometimes, our knitting is a love letter to someone special in our lives. This is who I am knitting for this week–who are you knitting for this week, this month, this season? Tell me about it in...
Yes, my knitting is laughing at me. The Star Light, Star Bright Baby Blanket ? It is just a little ol' baby blankie, for heaven's sake. I have finished the inner rectangle; all I have to do now...
The cute little Bolero from Interweave's book Feminine Knits is indeed done. I bound it off Wednesday morning, and then made some coffee, turned on an audiobook, and sat down to be a good girl and...
My cardi is done! I finished seaming up the Farmer's Market Cardigan on Sunday, gave it a final steaming, and ta-DA! I haven't stopped wearing it since that last end was woven in. I'm very...
The thing that has always scared me about cabling without a cable needle is the "without a cable needle" part. Pull a knitting needle out of live stitches? You've got to be kidding me. I...
I'm starting to wonder about myself. I have started three projects overall for this here little blog, and none of them are done yet. What. Is. My. Problem? Let's recap, shall we? (Yes, we shall...
First of all, I am feeling MUCH better, having recovered from that awful stomach flu. You folks in the comments were so sweet to send me little get-well wishes; thank you. Second of all, I have a confession...
I'm too sick to knit; the knitter's equivalent of purgatory. Imagine it: The mere motions of the needles are making me ill. I've been sick for FOUR DAYS. Four days of NO KNITTING. I think we...
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