I’m an Oceanographer, and although I don’t study squid, I do love them very much. The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is one of my favorite sea creatures. Maybe it says something about me, but when I saw people making mermaid tail blankets, my first thought was "I want that, but as a weird deep sea... Continue Reading →
This pattern is quite addictive. I think it is something about using the beautiful minis from my advent. I feel like even if I don't have a lot of time for knitting, I usually have enough to add half a mini's worth to the project. I turned my work inside out so I could see... Continue Reading →
I managed to knit my way back to where I was before I had to rip back. This has almost used up the first mini from my advent. The cuffs are using a different yarn (Knit Picks Swish DK) so I know I will have enough to do the cuffs and collar in the same... Continue Reading →
I started this project over the weekend while I was waiting for my Countdown Cardi swatch to dry. I just couldn't stand having empty needles. The pattern seems to be very nice and clear, and I am looking forward to learning 2-color brioche. Unfortunately I am not loving the yarn I chose. This is yarn... Continue Reading →
I finished one sweater and that means it is time to immediately cast on the next one! This time I am making the Countdown Cardi (Ravelry link) so I can use up my advent yarn from 2022. The pattern has a fun sideways construction that means you start with the sleeves and work your way... Continue Reading →
It's all done! I got very distracted but I finally managed to get it finished. This project was every bit as enjoyable as the first time I made it, but I probably should have knit something else in between these two sweaters just to keep things more interesting for myself. I love the color of... Continue Reading →
This scarf went even faster than the first one! Even with the adjustment I made to try to conserve yarn, I had to stop one row short of what the pattern calls for in width. On the plus side, I used up the entire skein of gold yarn. I also had enough of the yellow... Continue Reading →
I am well into the ribbing of this sweater now. Hopefully it will not be long before I am finished. I will need to try it on again once I get a couple more inches done. I do not want to make the mistake of stopping too early just because I am eager to finish.... Continue Reading →
Ok so maybe yellow snow isn't the most appealing mental image, but this scarf pattern was so nice I couldn't help but use it again. I started this over the weekend and spent a lot of my down time working on it. This is more of the yarn that came from my mom's stash. I... Continue Reading →
I am so eager to get this project off the needles, and yet I have spent so much time lately distracted by crochet. Even with all the distraction, I am still making progress here. I'm very close to starting the ribbing, actually. It is the stage where everything is slower than it needs to be,... Continue Reading →
It's finished! I am really happy with this finished scarf. There was just barely enough black yarn in my stash to add 2 rows of single crochet to the ends. Once I finished with those I decided not to do the crab stitch border. If there had been enough of the black left I think... Continue Reading →
I ran into a bit of a snag with this project, because I ran out of the black yarn from my mom's stash. I'm attempting to fill in with some black RHSS from my stash, but it is not quite the same. Hopefully it will not be super noticeable in the finished object. Initially I... Continue Reading →
I am definitely feeling the slowdown after going from the sleeve cuffs back to the full body. After working on this for a couple days I am definitely leaning toward saving the sleeves for last in future sweaters. On the other hand, I am enjoying being back to knitting in the round instead of worrying... Continue Reading →
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