FO’s – Neck Wear

Hi All, Can you believe it’s already New Years Eve? I am absolutely amazed at how fast this year has flown! I have three final projects to end the year with you. I’ll try to write up a recap tomorrow as I reflect on this last year of crafting. It’s been a pretty good year…

30 Day Knitting Challenge – Day 10

Do you have a favorite pattern or designer? I absolutely love Rebecca Danger and her book The Big Book of Knitted Monsters. I’ve made two of the patterns so far and they are really easy to follow. They make excellent gifts for my great nieces / nephews and are easily customizable. For the first monster, I…

30 Day Knitting Challenge – Days 7 & 8

I actually made it 48 hours without being on the computer. Let me tell you…it really helped a lot! I went and got a pedicure on Tuesday and relaxed the rest of the day; catching up on some shows on my DVR. Yesterday my husband and I went on an afternoon date to see Star…

30 Day Knitting Challenge – Day 2

Hi All! It’s Day 2 of the challenge and I’m ready for this one! What is currently on your needles? As you all know, I am not currently knitting anything because of my cubital tunnel syndrome; however here are the projects that I was working on before and will pick up again the second I…

Thursday: It’s NOT All About the Socks

Hi All! Another Thursday has rolled around and as you can see by my blog post title, today is NOT all about the socks. I’ve gotten a measly three rows finished since last week, as you can see from my progress keeper. Just a reminder that this is the Smooth Operator Socks by Susan B Anderson. What…

FO – Gypsy Moss Shawl

Hi All! The test knit I was working on went live today, so I can finally share details. It’s called the  Gypsy Moss Shawl. I wasn’t looking for a test knit (I saw it when scrolling through Instagram); however as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to make it. This pretty much consumed my knitting…

Thursday: It’s (Usually) All About the Socks

Hi All! Notice the title this week? Yep, that’s because usually Thursdays are all about the socks. This week, I did not knit a single stitch on my socks. Why, you may ask? Well, I’ll tell you. As I mentioned in my last post, it’s been a very busy couple of weeks. Add on top of that,…

Killing versus Aggressive Steam Blocking

So, I finished my test knit for Charity’s Wrap, which I don’t want to show final staged pictures of until she publishes the final pattern and I can link all of you to it. It can be knit with anything from Worsted to Bulky Yarn, to be made into a scarf or a small wrap. I actually finished one…

WIP – OPEN TEST Charity’s Wrap

I’m currently working on another test pattern for Linda Browning (aka tinyknit) from Ravelry. It is the second, in a series of to be written patterns, designed around Harry Potter staff members. You might remember the first pattern I tested from this series, Septima’s Asymmetrical Shawlette. This one is inspired by Charity Burbage (due to the speed…

WIP – Septima’s Asymmetrical Shawl (Test Knit)

I am working on my very first test knit for Tinyknitters from Ravelry! So far, there have been two errors in the pattern that other caught before I started, so it’s been smooth sailing for me. I decided to use the same yarn the designer used. It a new yarn to me and is absolutely…