When I was a wee Learner Knitter, I asked my Mumini how many balls of wool it took make a jumper. She said ten, so I bought ten. Thus began one of the longest-running sagas of my knitting life.
Cleckheaton have discontinued their Merino Supreme line, and I think it’s for the best. I am locked [...]
Oh what can trouble thee, knitter fine,
Alone and madly tinking,
Your needles are scattered all about
But no knitting?
Oh what can trouble thee, knitter fine,
Tearful and frustrated,
Surrounded by miles of fore-knit yarn,
Recently liberated?
I see the ballwinder spinning fast,
With muttered curses and aching hands,
And in thy eyes a fast-fading hope
Of truth in ballbands.
I met a skein in my [...]
A couple of years ago (sweet merciful French fries, years? Yes. Huh.) I made my Mumini a sweater. It was in one of my (then) favourite yarns, Cleckheaton’s Merino Supreme, in olive green — and there is a whole rant up my well-cabled sleeve about that particular yarn, the heartbreaker; that callous, cruel, deceptive…focus, focus. Having [...]
Also tagged Purple Olive, restart, socksI love this picture.
I have just cast on Baby Cables and Big Ones Too because it is incredibly sexy and funky and a new jumper and I need all those things. It’s a pretty straightforward pattern, once you’ve read it through and grokked it: a simple top-down raglan, with a garter-stitch yoke and garter stitch [...]
Oh, beloved Everlasting Bagstopper. It is only through laziness that I do not write a sonnet to ye you. I love this pattern to pieces. I posted photos when I first finished it the knitting, but I’ve since attached the handles and…well, I love it. I just love it. Just for reference, here’s the immediately after [...]
Also tagged Everlasting BagstopperI wrote recently on socks and why they’re so satisfying: it’s the speediness, the satisfaction at flying through milestones, one after the other. Cast on, toe, foot, heel, leg, ribbing, cast off — bam bam bam bam bam bam bam! Suddenly: a sock! I know this isn’t always how it works, and [...]
Also tagged Skinny Red EmpireThe thing I like best about knitting socks is the frequent milestones. When you’re knee-deep in the twelve inches of plain, unshaped stockinette that make up the body of a sweater, it can be difficult not to get bored (and by bored, I mean you’re staring at your knitting and feeling sad and thinking [...]
Also tagged socksA quick tour of my knitterly joys. The sun is out, birds are squawking, the air smells clear and sharp like autumn and our toilet works. M has made me a delicious bowl of French Onion soup, served with crusty bread and cheese, and the world is in a nice place. Let’s celebrate by exploring [...]
Also tagged etc.If I’m honest, there is part of me that loves having lots of knitting projects on the go. I like finishing things, too, and if I have projects on the go for too long, I start to feel a bit sad. But having said that, I kinda like having a few options. There’s the convenience [...]
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