Sheep sampling

I've started making a Deco cardigan, from Scottish pattern designer Kate Davies, and I'll be working on it for a while.  A long while.  The rows for my size are 241 stitches long, and that takes some time to knit.  There's no side seam

FO: Trenton's Beanie

Some people have never owned a handknitted object.  Trenton was one of them and he asked for a hat, brown or off-white.  The Halfdome is my go-to beanie pattern, though I do mine in the round because hats done flat is just unnecessary seaming. Pattern: Halfdome with modifications Yarn: Zealana

Tools at hand

It's not often I get someone ask me to knit for them.  At Sunday brunch, Trenton asked for a beanie in brown or off-white.  I happened to have a tape measure with me to measure his head, and I picked up some yarn I've been wanting

FO: Toasty Cardigan

After a lot of seaming work and sewing in countless ends, I have a completed cardigan, slightly cropped in length.  The sleeves are a bit tighter than I'd like but it fits well. Pattern: Rowan's Toasty Cardigan (no longer a free pattern) Yarn: DZined Wool/Hemp

Spinning FO: Ginger baby camel/silk

I got two 2oz braids of this amazing fibre in November 2011, intending to make a two-ply skein of light fingering weight yarn.  It came out a little thicker than I wanted but I have 296yds to play with. Fiber: Corgi Hill Farm baby camel/silk 50/50 blend in

FO: Fartlek hat

This is another hat from stashed yarn, another knitspot pattern, and I have to say, I'm not impressed with the pattern.  The hat came out fine after some blocking but I never thought I'd need to block a hat.  I mean, it's a hat,

For the love of fountain pens

When I was in school, fountain pens seemed to be required.  Everyone had them and you could always borrow a cartridge if your pen ran out.  Ink came in stubby blue or black cartridges and the pens had enough space to carry a spare cartridge in the barrel.  Occasionally a

FO: Mink Earflap hat

Started on Saturday at knitgroup and finished on Monday, this was a fast knit but the 1x1 cables were wearisome. Pattern: Ekaterin Slouch hat Yarn: Great Northern Yarns 70% mink 30% cashmere DK in Terracotta Needles: US5 Duration:July 7th to July 9th If I did this again I'

Plans and Previews

I'm currently reading (and annotating the glitches in) my 2011 NaNoWriMo novel with a view to finishing the story.  The last three chapters are missing and I need to tidy things up and put a pretty bow on them so I can put this project to bed.  It&

FO: Primrose Bamboo

Let's just say I had issues with this project.  With the yarn, with the pattern, even with the fibre the yarn was spun from. I've been annoyed at this fibre since I got it, because I ordered the Sunrise colour from Susan's Spinning Bunny,