I am making another one of these, but in DK weight. It is taking more time because the blue one was worsted weight so it really did fly off the needles. And I am taking my time too with this one. And guess what, I have…
Category: Wednesday’s WIP
Wednesday’s WIP: the never ending cardigan (and why it won’t end)
I finished the body, weaved the ends and even added the buttons. All because I find knitting sleeves really boring. I am also bored by the color, it is pretty, but all that plain stockinette is making me sleepy. So instead I knit an apple. The…
Wednesday’s WIP: A cardigan and a shawl
My little girl was such a good sport when I was knitting for an unnamed baby (which she decided to call bobboz, because she could not accept that the unborn baby still had no name), that I decided to knit her a cardigan. I finally figured…
Wednesday’s WIP: another shawl in the works
I seem to have gotten myself a new addiction; shawl knitting. Or maybe I like that they are medium sized projects. Smaller than blankets but bigger than bags and hats. The fact that they also make beautiful accessories, I don’t really think of shawls as garments.…
Wednesday’s WIP: Parking Lot Hat
And it is not really a WIP because I finished it today :-D. The little one picked out the yarn from my stash box and said “make me a hat” and I thought what a perfect idea. A small little project that would entertain me while…
Wednesday’s WIP : teeny tiny squares
They’re small, really small 3 cm sided squares. Used cotton pearl and a 1mm hook. EEk! I am in awe of the crocheters who can crochet big doilies with a hook this small. I was so close to poking my eye with the hook, just to…
Wednesday’s WIP: Must finish these socks
These socks are taking forever, but now that they are starting to take shape, I can’t wait to finish them, I started it way back in April. Sock knitting is a little fiddly but it is challenging enough to be fun and simple enough to be…