a blue pullover with a leaf-y cable motif, plus a couple other recently knitted things
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A spring-y sweater for Clementine
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Ta-da! A bright and cheerful knit for me.
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A big roundup of my finished knitted things from the past year
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All of the shawls I have knitted, in one spot. Except one.
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Behold my latest knitted object: a mosaic shawl!
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I’m wearing the heck out of these two recent knits: a cosy sweater and fluffy hat. This post has the details!
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Five fun Emerald outfits for cooler weather
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Some notes on my pink Mender’s Cardigan, finished in August 2021
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A few summer knitting projects in progress and in queue for this I-never-thought-I’d-be-a-summer-knitter gal.
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This knitted Droplet Capelet — finished late last year — joins my growing collection of knitted shawls, all of which are adding a layer of cosiness and warmth to my daily outfits. I recommend this pattern if you’re looking for a nice beginner shawl project, especially if you intend to knit other lace patterns.
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I’m on a roll with knitted projects, so today I’m sharing a fun outfit that includes a never-blogged knitted Regen shawl and cropped Rose Pants — both finished in 2018) and my sweater knit Jade tee, previously blogged here.
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Continuing with my unofficial “This is no longer a sewing blog” theme: another knitted project. This sweater — Catbells by Pip&Pin — took me most of last year to complete. I started it in March and finished in November.
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Here is my second finished make of 2021: neon pink socks.
I am hopelessly drawn to bright colors, and had purchased this Madelinetosh Twist Light Sock Yarn from Spun (my LYS in Ann Arbor) before I knew I wanted to knit socks. I used a relatively simple sock pattern in MAKING magazine Dots issue by Mary Jane Mucklestone, omitting the colorwork once I realized that you can’t do colorwork when you’re also knitting two at a time magic loop from a single skein (yet another knitting lesson learned).
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My first make of 2021 is this colorful brioche shawl. I used the Briochealicious shawl pattern by Andrea Mowry. I have wanted to try brioche for some time but felt completely intimidated by it, but turns out 2020 was my year to learn brioche.
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