Just Knitting Around

It was so nice to meet you today in Lexington. You are a delightful person and my daughter and I both loved you. I talked her into coming with me at the last minute, and I encouraged her to bring her knitting. I taught her to knit shortly after I taught myself […]

…it’s done.
I finished it on Thursday night. I even finished weaving in all those demonic ends. Every. Single. One.
Here’s the proof.

On Friday I ripped out and reknit the matching hat. It was too big and I just couldn’t leave it that way. I think I may have enough yarn for […]

In another overt blatant successful attempt at self-distraction. I read this yesterday. It was ok; typical Spenser Jesse Stone. It was a quick read and served it’s purpose well. I don’t think I can forestall the inevitable any longer. The ends that jeer at me must be woven […]

I thought I would provide a little distraction today. I did not even touch one taunting dangling end yesterday. Here are the bronze medalists in ice dancing. They may have won gold if she had not been trying to keep her costume on while skating. One of these days there’s going […]

Darning While Knitting. I vaguely knew about it, but just didn’t take the time to google it and learn it.

I think it’s a clear cut case of avoidance. I used the Russian Join on the hat. I was worried about it being too bulky on the sides of the sweater […]

…to knit stripes anyway! It looks real good here. At first, I was thinking that I really underestimated myself and that I was just intimidated by the thought of knitting a sweater more than the actual amount of knitting it would entail. I finished the knitting easily on Friday evening. […]

After a late start due to the Kids and Kid events, I finally started on the sweater for the Knitting Olympics two days after the Opening ceremonies, so I had to hum for my own ceremony yesterday afternoon. I am using the “formula” from here (Thanks for the link, Beth!) I made […]

This is the Flower Petal Shawl (Free Pattern on Elann.com). I started it on January 8. The knitting went quickly at first. I started with just 4 stitches on the needle. At the end there were 300. Now I am on the 9th “tail” out of 12 on the […]