A little cheese, a little whine
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
I cast-on for my first project of the new year last Friday. I was full of excitement, hope, and knitting promise. The yarn was a good match for the pattern, light colored with good stitch definition. A very good start!
Alas, the most unexpected and most terrible thing happened!
Tags: challenge, charlene-schurch, gansey, gray, hats, kaplooey, lion-brand, mom, pompom, stashdown, tan, wool-ease
Very Warm Hat
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Here’s a Finished Object that I’m very late blogging. It’s also my very first EZ project. FuzzyBritches’ Warm Up the Winter gave me the perfect opportunity to knit a Very Warm Hat, which I’ve wanted to knit for quite a while now.
The yarn was left over from the Triple Patterned hat you’ve already seen.
Tags: cascade, charity, colorwork, elizabeth zimmermann, ez, gift, hats, patons, purple, stranded, very warm hat, warm up the winter, white
Kitsch
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, decor, knitting
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating tomorrow!
I actually started this project several times back in late August-September. I made so many mistakes I finally frogged it and put it aside. An opportunity to try again finally came when I was in a lull between projects.
I hope I’m not causing any bad ’70s flashbacks with [...]
Tags: country gingham, gift, green, kitchen, kitsch, orange, phoenix, retro, tea towel
Victoriana
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
On Ravelry, I volunteered to test-knit a fingerless glove pattern for Hattie at Stitch Therapy. She was updating and converting the pattern from a blog post to PDF format and wanted new samples knit with currently/commonly available yarns and new photos.
I knit the smallest size, even though I wasn’t sure they would fit [...]
Tags: fingerless, gloves, lace, louet, purple, stitch therapy, test-knit, victoriana
Triple-patterned
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
As I finished up the baby items back in September, I was really craving stimulation; I wanted to knit something a bit complicated, something that required a lot of attention. I knew stranded colorwork was exactly what I needed.
This is only my second stranded project (and fourth where I’ve used my left hand). [...]
Tags: cascade, charity, charlene-schurch, gift, hats, natural, patons, purple, stranded, triple-patterned, watch cap
Hat of Gold
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Skeins Her Way is having a contest, check it out! You could win a copy of her Fitted Tank pattern and some lovely organic cotton yarn. Go to her contest post for the prize and entry details.
Here are my knitting goals for this summer:
Tags: accessories, buffy, gryffindor, harry-potter, hats, hogwarts, knitalong, list, sock-yarn, socks, state-fair, to-do, yarn, yarn stash
Teeny Socks
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting, socks
Seaming work on the Cropped Cardigan continues, but I’ve been taking breaks from it to work on some stash-busting projects. I’ve also been motivated to finally attach buttons to my Rock ‘n Weave socks from last year.
Tags: accessories, blockers, blue-moon-fiber-arts, keychain, ladybug, opal, rock-and-weave, rockin, sock-club, socks, socks-that-rock, yarn-of-the-month-club
Mom’s Scarf
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
It’s finished! Yay! I ended up ordering one more skein of Crystal Palace Yarns “Party” online and it arrived a couple weeks ago. It was enough for me to be able to finish the scarf. And just in time for Mother’s Day!
Tags: accessories, crystal-palace, garter, gift, mom, mothers-day, party, plymouth, scarf, sinsation
A Calorimetry for Me Buffy
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Buffy: Ooh, I like your headband. Where did you get it? lime: Thank you! I knit it myself. Buffy: Hmm. WIll you knit one for me? lime: I’m sorry, I have too many projects. If you’d like, I can teach you how to knit. [...]
Tags: accessories, buffy, calorimetry, knitalong, knitty
Still cursed, but…
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting, socks
Quick question! Is anyone doing a Stash Flash on April 1 again this year?
I’m still battling the sock curse. Meanwhile, I’ve got an almost FO and a FO to show you all!!
Tags: accessories, bongo, cardigan, cropped-cardigan, fortissima, four-seasons, hats, mad-cows, patons, project-spectrum, sock-madness, socks, sweaters, sws, toe-up
