Category: Knitting
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We looked like giants
This morning, after drying for over 24 hours, the slouchy beret I knitted on January 3rd was finally ready! The cables are messed up because I am still very new to cables and knitting in the round. (The stitches on my 4 double-pointed needles kept shifting. I started off with 14 stitches on each needle […]
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Just let it slowly drift away
I woke up this morning with the full intention of teaching myself to knit in the round. Today’s the day I get my stuff together and pick up the double pointed needles! I told myself. So, at 8:30 in the morning, I found a pattern for a simple hat and cast on 28 stitches on […]
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The books are overdue and the goats are underfed
Over the last two weeks, I have knitted two scarves. This is momentous because I have only been knitting for about a month… after first trying to learn to knit two years ago. Thanks to a crafty coworker (who urged me to bring my needles to work so she could help me figure out where […]