A record of my journey through yarn projects
Looks like I managed productive bursts of knitting towards the end of my current project, and completed it as a surprise move! I'm as surprised as you are - I certainly expected this post to be an I'm-almost-there one. This shawl is inspired by Puck's Tunic from Susanna IC. I knit the shawl with sections … Continue reading Puck’s Tunic Inspired Shawl
I'm almost done with the back portion of the top, and will finish it with a k3p2 ribbing. I've been using TECHknitter's tip for a more uniform, less distorted fabric at the transition from stockinette to ribbing. And I must say it works great! Ah, the magic of slipped stitches! 🙂 I'm looking forward to … Continue reading Through Thick and Thin – progress
It's on the needles! The stripey top that I decided to work on is now underway. I've decided to name all my projects hoping that it'll make me more attached to them, and they don't end up getting abandoned or frogged. Let's see if I stay with this one Through Thick and Thin. 😛 I'm … Continue reading Through Thick and Thin
This month is definitely colder than last month. There's a chill in the air that's not really noticeable when standing in the sun, but slowly seeps into your soul if you're in the shade. The kind of cold weather that's too hot for a sweater but perfect for a shawl! 🙂 I knit this shawl … Continue reading Chill in the Air
Remember when I talked about my novice self strutting off and buying insufficient amount of yarn for stranded knitting? Yeah, in the same shopping spree, I'd also bought another insufficient set -- 3 red and 1 gray skeins of the same yarn that I used for my horizontal cables sweater. Before I bought the yarn, … Continue reading Two-tone top
Whenever I see this vest, I think it looks like it's about 50 years too late in the making 🙂 but I love it! It's something that I started quite a while back, and with leftover yarn from not one, not two, but three projects! 😮 I'm just really happy with how it turned out. … Continue reading Vintage vest
My sis asked me to knit a hat that's not too tight, covers her ears well and also has functional ties that she can actually tie up. We decided on an earflap hat with ties. I was dying to try out and learn intarsia in the round, so I thought this project would be suitable. … Continue reading An earflap hat for my sis
My first multicolor project (which I mentioned while talking about a different sweater) is still going on. Not the multicolor part -- no, I finished that. Here's how it looks... I got the idea for the triangles when I saw a character in a TV series wearing a top that had a lot of triangles … Continue reading Triangles in the works
Finally. I've been wanting to write about this bulky jacket, but properly photographing the jacket was just not happening. This jacket was pretty difficult to pose in and click, and it's the only one that made me feel like buying a mannequin for displaying it. 😉 Anyway, I've done the best I can (without a … Continue reading Bulky jacket
I knit this shawl inspired by the notes jotted down in the Textured Shawl pattern by Orlane Designs. I think this was the first shawl that I ever knit (but it remained on the needles for a long while.) The notes vary the number of pattern rows, whereas I kept it constant, and I introduced … Continue reading Textured shawl inspiration
My (mis?)adventures with yarn 