Category Archives: camploopy2019
FO Friday: Camp Loopy 2019 Complete
Every so often I read a book that is so good that I’m sad when I reach the end. I miss the characters and watching their story unfold. This shawl was just like that. Each and every stitch was a … Continue reading
Anticipation
Look at that! I have a new found dog-free space to block. And I got the shawl done. What you can’t quite see is the fan in the window I have blasting on high. Dry fast shawl! This space, the … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday: When You Discover You Missed Something
So I was knitting along doing the last couple of rows of the chart when I realized something was amiss. Quickly I went to check photos online and then read through the next section of the pattern. What was I … Continue reading
7 Repeats
Photo taken at H’s house on the only bare piece of furniture, her bed, which is of course unmade, while waiting for the cable guy to come and install internet service. I’ve completed the 7th repeat. If I use enough … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday: A Second Ball
Finally I finished the first skein of yarn. I really thought I was using a never ending skein. I knit for 3 days on a tiny ball and I really did knit about 8 rows before I reached the end. … Continue reading
6 Repeats
I’m 6 repeats in and according to the pattern I can do 3/4 of another repeat and call it good. But I won’t. My plan is to knit until I’ve reached 600+ yards or until August 27. That will leave … Continue reading
Encouragement
Even Siri is encouraging me to spend time knitting my shawl. I use the notes app to keep track of my rows. All the encouragement has Grateful Moments growing pretty quickly. I’ve completed 5 repeats. The plan is flexible so … Continue reading
Motion in Design
I’ve got a confession for you today. Way more times than not I reach the point in a project where I hate it. I’m sick of the pattern, find the once soft yarn scratchy and can’t imagine what attracted me … Continue reading
Bling!
How do you feel about stitch markers? As you can see I’ve got a bunch on this project. The stitch repeat is fairly short, about 12 stitches, but there are many increases and decreases so I want to be sure … Continue reading
3.5 Repeats
I dedicated a good chunk of time to knitting yesterday and I think I’ve made visible progress. Of course telling you I’ve done 3.5 repeats means nothing without some context. The pattern calls for 6 repeats plus another 3/4 repeat. … Continue reading