I frequently take pictures of plants, buildings, and other random stuff that I think would be useful for knitting ideas. The photos are usually pretty unremarkable, but I liked the way these ones cam...
I almost never go more than a day or two without knitting, but lately I’ve only been able to squeeze in a few rows here and there. I really thought I’d have this sleeve finished and the o...
It’s been awhile since I last shared this sweater. I’ve made a lot of progress on it that didn’t make it to the blog. I finished the body and knit the neckband before I started fina...
I graduated college on Sunday. I packed up all of my stuff, stored some of it away in Washington, and I’m temporarily back in California for a few weeks. I have to pack up my old bedroom at my ...
Not knitting, unfortunately.
I used to be pretty balanced with my crafting. I spent a fairly even amount of time knitting, crocheting, and sewing. My skill levels were about equal across all three crafts when I graduated high sc...
Once upon a time, I used to be a seasonal knitter. I’d knit in the fall and the winter, but when warm weather came around I’d leave my needles to sew. As I became more and more interested...
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I decided at the last minute to participate in the 3rd Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. For more details click the little graphic up there! Today’s topic is color. I’m a bit of a color fan...
These are some more old pictures that I found while making room on my memory card. Finals are approaching, I’m starting to develop a pile of papers that need to be written, and then there’...
It’s finally done! I took a break from working on this sweater to work on some more weather appropriate projects, but I managed to finish in perfect time. The weather has been ideal for wearing...
Whenever I get asked if I have any advice for newer knitters, I almost always say the same thing, “Try stuff. If it doesn’t work, try other stuff.” It’s obnoxious advice, but it’s the best way to lea...
I knew seaming my puff sleeves was going to be a challenge because the sleeve cap didn’t match the shape of the armscye. It had to be eased in. I find doing that to be a little obnoxious with s...
Because I mismeasured my vertical gauge, pretty much everything about my sweater was wrong. The scallop placement, neckline, armholes, waist shaping, and hip shaping were higher than they’re su...
You know that woodworking rule of thumb? Measure twice, cut once? Knitting rarely involves significant cutting because yarn is easy to graft back together, but I think I need to start paying more att...
Did you miss out on the previous Month of Craft Photos or are you looking for something fun to do in April? Heather has put together a new list of daily prompts that start today. Come see what people...
I got out my pink sweater pieces to seam last week and I saw the most horrific thing I could imagine. There was a purl stitch where there was supposed to be a knit stitch and it was right in the cent...
I think I’ve reached the point in my life where I need to invest in at least a swift. Maybe a ball winder, too. I used to love to wind my balls by hand. It was extra contact time with my yarn. I got ...
I had a creative assignment for my Herman Melville class. We had to creatively interpret a scene or theme from Moby Dick. I didn’t have enough time to knit something, but that wasn’t goin...
You might have noticed that it’s been a while since I shared any of my sketches. That’s because I didn’t do much of any in February. The Month of Craft Photos sort of took over my f...
While I was knitting away on my current sweater, my brain started to wander to future sweaters and patch pockets. I was trying to think of a way to make patch pockets seamlessly and it occurred to me...
I was making space on the memory card for my camera when I found these pictures of Bean digging. I had completely forgotten about them, but they made me crack up when I started looking at them more c...
As soon as my needles were free from my pink sweater, I started swatching for my new one. I came up with the idea while watching Penelope last December and I got the yarn for Christmas, but I wanted ...
Short puff sleeves are kind of deceptive. You think they’ll be quick to knit because they’re short, but any time you save from the length is lost in the volume. I finished the first set o...
One of my professors has a sweater with cables on the sleeves and I kept finding myself distracted by it when she wore it. The cable narrowed and widened and I was fixated on how it was accomplished....
It’s not blocked yet, but I’m declaring this one to be done! I’m waiting until the weather is a little less crazy before I block this so I can open the windows up and air out that w...
I knew my granny square bunting was going to be way too heavy if I put all of my squares on it so I set aside 8 squares to make into another pair of granny square mitts. I like how colorful these one...
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