I want to knit a sweater. I don’t know what kind of sweater, but a burning desire to make a sweater of some kind has struck, and being confronted with a new obsession has made my old concerns look small. Yes, I have only knit flat pieces before. Yes, I will need to take my […]
Category: crafting
Mid-Month Middle Earth 2
The photo for the post is having technical issues, we hope to have it up by the end of the day. *Edit, the photo is up!* We’re back with my cross stitch project, the map of Middle Earth! I’ve started the actual stitching and I live in perpetual fear that I will have missed 1 […]
Pumpkin Problems
I can admit I have a pumpkin problem. I like just about everything about pumpkins. I like their colors, I like the shape of them, I like the way they taste either baked into a sweet or savory dish. Heck, I like the way they feel when you hold them, the smooth skin and hefty […]
Sock Drawer Secret
So I’m going to start this post with a confession: I have never knit socks before. I have wanted to knit socks before; thought about knitting socks, looked at patterns for knitting socks, drooled over sock yarn and even bought a few skeins. Those skeins are currently sitting on top of my yarn stash, a […]
Climbing Up and Down
Funnily enough I was interested in knitting a zig zag blanket long before I began knitting. It started in elementary school when we were reading the book “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan. In the book the main character, Esperanza, is taught to knit a zig zag blanket by her grandmother and the grandmother’s description […]
Blanket Blocking
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not terribly good at blocking my knitting. Even though I’ve been doing it for a while I’m never sure if I’m doing it quite right. I’ve read all the Reddit threads, I’ve looked at videos, I’ve read other blog posts. Most everything I’ve ever blocked has come out […]
Appreciating Endings
Sometimes, while a project is a lot of fun, there comes a point where you’re just glad to be at the end of it. Sure there is an almost meditative feeling to knitting row on row of a blanket, but eventually your fingers start to hurt and you’re going a little cross eyed from making […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth
Some time ago I got a Counted Cross Stitch pattern for a large map of Middle Earth, and I am finally getting around to working on it. This is a cross stitch project that I am very excited for, but also nervous about. To be completely honest this series is going to be as much […]
Baby Blanket Two
Following the vein of the last post we have the baby blanket I am currently working on! This is a tulip lace blanket with a moss stitch border, I have a link at the end of the post showing where I found the blanket pattern. I cast on a few extra stitches than the pattern […]
Baby Blanket Bonanza
Despite not having a baby of my own I have found that I like knitting baby blankets, and if I continue to make posts about what I’m working on you’re liable to see more than a few pop up over the coming weeks / months / years. Pictured is one baby blanket that I have […]