As a temporary return to the manic one-project knitting, I cast on Karina Westermanns new pattern Roskilde on Friday night, and finished the knitting this afternoon on the train. Since I didnt expect...
You may remember that back when I knitted my first Color Affection, I said I would knit another one with drapier yarn and more saturated colors, and here it is. After I recently started collecting Wo...
My third Girasole has been a year in the making. Last April, when I posted pictures of my second Girasole, my online friend Minati asked if Id be interested in making a black one for her in exchange ...
1559 meters of yarn and thousands of simple knit stitches turned into this delightfully modern shawl. Its basically a very simple pattern, Nuvem by Martina Behm, and the challenge comes from the shee...
Neither my favorite knitting experience nor favorite finished item, but the third shawl qualifying for the 12 shawls in 2012 challenge is finally done. I wasnt aware until I started Stephen Wests Her...
My first project knit with handspun yarn! Not my own handspun, because Im not capable of doing that, but by Micki (thing4string on Ravelry). I first contacted her in early January, based on a hint Id...
I anxiously waited for this pattern by Veera Välimäki to be released, and cast on almost immediately it was. Its no wonder hundreds of other people have done the same. Its a very cool, geometric patt...
Finally a finished shawl that actually counts toward my official 12 Shawls in 2012 goal! Ysoldas new Sherilyn pattern from the Whimsical Little Knits 3 collection inspired me. Its a great pattern, an...
In the past few weeks Ive been working on three different projects, and now they are all being finished within a few days of each other. This one is the January 2012 Mystery Sock at Sock Knitters Ano...
Originally these socks were supposed to be my entry to the Solid Socks January KAL for a black, white or gray pair while, at the same time, using up some stash from 2007. However, as I was knitting t...
This shawl was supposed to be my first entry to the 12 Shawls in 2012 knit-along on Ravelry, but it turns out its 8 meters short of the required 250 meters of yarn used for qualifying shawls. Neverth...
My first finished project of the year, Jared Floods Leaves of Grass, is also one of my favorite shawls ever, although this does not count towards the official 12 shawls in 2012 challenge, because I s...
The response to my previous post about the needle giveaway has been overwhelming! I think it has attracted the most traffic to my journal in its 3-year history, and certainly the amount of comments w...
As of January 6th 8 am, this post has been closed for comments. The winners have been announced in a separate post.In an effort to rid myself of some clutter, Im going to give away a chunk of my knit...
Some last minute Christmas knitting for my two brothers, improvised ribbed hats. The red one was knit with Cascade 220, the black one with Artesano Superwash Merino. Not a whole lot to say about knit...
Yet another Brooklyn Tweed pattern. Jared Floods Fortnight is a very well written pattern, and obviously thought has been put into making it well fitting. However, unexpectedly after completing a pro...
While Im happy with the finished project, I did not enjoy knitting Jared Floods Bridgewater pattern as much as I would have hoped. Both the garter stitch center square and the fiddly knitted-on edgin...
Knitting worsted weight yarn after so many fingering weight projects felt unnatural at first, but my first time working with SweetGeorgia Superwash Worsted was still a pretty pleasant experience. It ...
Jaffrey, the third project Ive knit from the The LOFT Collection, is pretty cable intense. There were several points in the beginning where I was about to give up, doubting I could bring myself to co...
Im pretty sure two finished colorwork projects in a row is a record for me. The mitten patterns in the Brooklyn Tweed LOFT Collection definitely have inspired me, and the second pair was knitted with...
As one might be able to tell by glancing at my knitting projects, colorwork is not among my favorite techniques. However, in my opinion, there is no beating stranded knitting for mittens, and I also ...
Looks like I accidentally knit something trendy; When I wore this hat for the first time the other day and visited a department store, they were selling a nearly identical hat, in colors that were cl...
A fun pattern from Martina Behm that allowed me to use up most of the Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 Twin yarn I had left. Despite the general hype about Wollmeise, Im still not a huge fan. Sure, the co...
More Veera Välimäki designs! Supporting a fellow Finn, I went for her Stripe Study Shawl. This is actually a fairly patriotic finished object, since also the yarn, Ohut Pirkkalanka by Pirkanmaan koti...
This project started with the most thorough preparation ever: swatching with not just one but three different yarns. Besides checking for gauge, I wanted to make sure I chose a yarn that produced the...
Ive been planning to knit the Cria pattern from Ysoldas Little Red in the City book ever since I first saw the preview pictures, I think some time last fall. In January, I ordered the yarn, Berroco U...
I havent been excited about making a blog post about a failed project, so this is way overdue. A couple of weeks ago I finished a simple beret based on Laura Chaus Lightweight Raspberry Beret pattern...
My second Girasole, and hopefully not the last. This is one of my all time favorite knitting patterns. It looks more complicated than it is; it has just the right amount of challenge while still bein...
Its been somewhat slow knitting wise in the past few weeks, but I got inspired to grab the needles again for a specific purpose. I wanted to knit a hat as a gift for a friend, and Windschief by Steph...
After getting only two hours of sleep last night (due to staying up for the Oscars broadcast), Im not quite firing on all cylinders tonight, but I think this is simple enough a project to post about ...
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