Category Archives: Knitting
WIP Wednesday: On Wednesday A Real WIP
So it’s taken a bit to get a WIP to this point. It’s a saga really. This isn’t the original yarn or pattern I’d intended to cast on. The original yarn didn’t want to be the original pattern so I … Continue reading
Stream Of Consciousness Blogging: The Knitting Edition
I’m tired and a little whiny. Think kid who needs a nap. We had a thunderstorm last night shortly after I fell asleep so I was woken up and didn’t really get much quality sleep after that. Then The Husband … Continue reading
A Promising Start
Good news! I knit a cuff! A whole cuff! Honestly I’ve made it this far every time I’ve cast this pattern on. There are two buttonholes done. The leg is next but first I’m going to follow the most important … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday: Still Not Knitting
I am still not feeling the urge to knit. Deep down I feel a flicker of interest but I don’t have enough to actually pick something up. Maybe some discussion will spark that flame. Let’s revisit the knits I was … Continue reading
A Hodgepodge Post
Look! I finished my August Camp Loopy project and it fits ok. It isn’t the most flattering thing I’ve ever knit. It cuts me up in all the wrong places but I loved knitting it. There is something about a … Continue reading
WIP Talk
This is where I’m at. I’ve completed the squiggly bit at the bottom and the part that is done in the round. I did add two inches of length to the body because I’m past the belly shirt age. I’ve … Continue reading
Quick Post
Hi. I’m still alive. I’m busy with life and knitting. If it isn’t enough that my baby is off to college at the end of this month I decided to knit a fingering weight sweater for my August Camp Loopy … Continue reading
FO on Saturday
I finished my July Camp Loopy project just in the nick of time! It was a battle right to the end and just to make it extra exciting I tried a new to me bind off that I really ended … Continue reading
In The Groove
I got lost for a few days. I’ve been knitting. Progress is being made. I’ve got a couple of handful of rows and then the final increase before I measure and finish up with the body and then do the … Continue reading
Camp Loopy August Plan
I was taken by surprise earlier this week when The Loopy Ewe announced the requirement for August. This month is going by quicker than I thought. The requirement is to make showstopper project using at least 800 yards of yarn. … Continue reading