I’ve been working on my own shawl design, and it’s been a bit of trial and error as I work out all the kinks in it. The initial idea wasn’t too hard to figure out because it’s a modified zig zag pattern, but my biggest issue was working out how much to cast on for […]
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Mid-Month Middle Earth 14
I swear I’m starting all of these posts recently with some declaration of life, mostly because these posts are so sporadic and oddly timed. This holiday season has been kicking my butt so far, even worse than last year (and that’s saying something). That said, we have a new, if short, update for sometime after […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth 13
This can only barely be considered mid-month, largely because half a month has already passed. These last few weeks have left me feeling like I am sprinting from one thing to the next, between work, crafts, shows, and other previous engagements I kind of want to just lie on the floor for the day and […]
We knit a fine pair of socks
Guess who finished their first pair of socks! I am incredibly proud of myself for having completed not only one sock but two. Once the size was figured out making the sock turned out not to be super hard – just tedious. I can say I will likely make another pair of socks in the […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 12
This last week has been a mess with everything going on in the country, and I’ve been on a bit of a rollercoaster emotionally. One thing I have relied on has been crafting, it is a good place to just turn off all the noise of what is going on outside and focus on what […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 11
We are officially “into the weeds” when it comes to the colors on the portion of the map I am working on, no more nice, large blocks of colors are awaiting me. It’s a balancing act of how much thread to carry while putting in stitches. Carry the thread too long, and it makes a […]
I Don’t Often Axolotl Questions
But aren’t these guys just the cutest? I have spent the last week doing a lot of pattern repetitions, and I am still on the long slog of making my second sock with no real progress (other than the sock is a little longer). The one new thing I have to show is that I […]
We’re going to need a bigger bag (It’s Shark Week!)
As we are in shark week month (coming up on the tail end of shark week itself) I decided to make some crochet sharks. At first I went looking for some free shark patterns, and I even found some really cute ones (links at the end of the post) but none of them were what […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 10
I live! We have family coming in to stay for a month so we have been cleaning and organizing the house for the last two weeks. Now that things are as clean as they are going to get, I have some more free time. Most of the free time not spent cleaning was spent working […]
Sock it to Me: The Heel Turns
May was one of the rare months where we got five weeks instead of four, so here’s a quick update on the socks I have been making: I have passed the heel! I would be even further along, however I made a mess when first knitting the back of the heal. I am going to […]