a few of the things that I’m working on and looking at…
I took this photo yesterday when the sun was shining. Today we have rain! Coincidentally, today I’m working with an entirely different palette, pale blue gray.
The shocking pink socks are my first pair of toe up socks. I’m embracing the pool of this yarn but have to say I’m in no hurry to work a [...]
thank you
Thank you for all the nice comments this past week. I’ve been busy knitting and taking care of this little guy…..
He had a touch of the flu this week while I was finishing a knitting project. One night, he woke up crying and asking for all his toys that I’ve made him. The ones that [...]
knit ring
It’s mid November and 90 degrees outside! With the fan blowing, I knit up some sweater-y rings…just in case my bracelets got lonely.
sock yarn bracelets
These bracelets are worked with scraps of sock yarn. The other bracelets I made were designed to teach the purl stitch to children, but these recent ones are worked in the round and should be a great project to teach knitting in the round on 4 needles. Besides, they are fun to knit and only [...]
motif mania
I’m in that kind of mood where I could make pins all day, every day! If you’re interested in details there’s more on my flickr site.
candy
While my mom cooked dinner last night, I did some laundry and finished knitting the motif. On such a small piece of work, weaving in all the ends really wasn’t such a big deal. I decided to toss it into the washing machine and felt it. What the heck.
This morning, Johnny stopped by the house [...]
color and inspiration
Working with the kids at the Wisdom Arts Club has been such an inspiration. I’ve been drawn to bright colors all week.
intarsia motif
The motif is fromIcelandic Knitting Using Rose Patterns by Helene Magnusson.
The colors are inspired by the kids I’ve been working with at the Wisdom Arts Club.
I don’t know if I have the fortitude to knit one of Helene’s magnificent sweaters, but the small motif is a lot of fun to play with. We’ll see about [...]