Here’s the beginning of the spiral cowl. It’s pretty easy knitting but since my yarn is a little thinner than called for in the pattern my gauge is smaller so I had to add more repeats to ... Jan 29, 2010 - No Comments
Today I finished knitting the second Hufflepuff mitten & the duplicate stitch badge on the first. It was tough work stitching that badge on, I actually have the beginnings of a blister from worki... Jan 28, 2010 - No Comments
I always look forward to my weekly afternoon knitting get together. Its a nice way to while away the afternoon with the girls. When I moved to Minnesota I really missed the SF Chicks with Sticks group... Jan 27, 2010 - No Comments
I got a lot of the duplicate stitch done on the Hufflepuff mittens today. Its much slower going than I thought it would be, probably because of the small gauge. I think it looks pretty good though, wi... Jan 26, 2010 - No Comments
Black yarn, tiny gauge & not enough light. This duplicate stitching can wait until tomorrow. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & ... Jan 25, 2010 - No Comments
Our local coffee shop has recently started selling reusable coffee sleeves as a way to get people to stop using the cardboard throw away ones. After seeing that they charge about $5.00 a piece for the... Jan 25, 2010 - No Comments
Not much time for knitting or stitching today but I still feel like I got a lot done on these mittens since they are a child’s size. This mitten is different than the last three pairs I made in ... Jan 24, 2010 - No Comments
Today I cast on for the Hufflepuff mittens. I’m using the Ann Budd mitten pattern from The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns. The mittens will have the Hufflepuff house badge on the front o... Jan 23, 2010 - No Comments
I finally finished Matt’s robot mittens tonight, yea! They still need to be blocked but everything else is done even weaving in the ends. Plus Matt says they work…I ended up redoing the pa... Jan 22, 2010 - 1 Comment
I finished the first satin stitched leaf on the squirrel pillow. For someone who hasn’t done much satin stitch, I think it turned out pretty good. Its not perfect but I’m probably the only... Jan 21, 2010 - 2 Comments
