Today Mitch caught me employing an unorthodox approach to wet blocking. I put a swatch I’ve been working on into a bath this morning, and then moved on to working on projects in my office. A while later (the water was still warm-ish), Mitch commented that he didn’t think he’d ever seen the needles go…
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Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns GAL 2017, Part 2
What you need to know about the Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns in the GAL 2017, part 2: the second eight! Begin with the Left side, top to bottom. Below the photo collage you will find the yarn used, the needles, the gauge needed, and the sizes. To look at the pattern page on Ravelry, click on…
GAL 2017 Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns, Part 1
What you need to know about the GAL 2017 Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns, part 1, the first five! Begin with the Center image next to the yarn ball on the collage and work around counter-clockwise. You can see the yarn used, the needles, the gauge needed, and the sizes. Esperance Cowl Yarn Sock Civility…
Gathering Needles Into Their Proper Place
It is time for gathering needles when twice in one week I have not been able to find circular needles that I need. It is entirely possible that the US size 2(2.75mm) circular needles I sought do not exist in my collection, but that I couldn’t find a US size 3(3.0mm) or even a size…
Knitting Comfortably, Ergonomics of Handknitting 2
I went through the first half of Knitting Comfortably by Carson Demers at the beginning of April. There is a lot to digest here, so it seemed better to take it in two pieces and this is the second half of the book. Knitting Comfortably May Be Repetitive Like anyone who does repetitive tasks, I…
Magic Loop Knitting Pros and Cons
I’ve been doing magic loop knitting on projects that I might normally use a 16″ circular needle or dpns for lately. Why? I’m still trying to heal from the stress to my hands and wrists from packing and unpacking from our move in July. There are things I really like about it. And things I…
Paper Stitches for Visualization
Paper Stitches came about when I was creating my Craftsy class. I was struggling with how to explain the interaction between knits and purls in a visual way; It is hard to see when stitches are on the needles, even if you have really big needles and yarn. As often happens, I fret and fuss…
Knits and Clothes
I’m going to launch this concept as part of the Sheepspot Yarn Club project I am undertaking this year. Knits and Clothes will be clothing suggestions to go with Jill Wolcott Knits patterns. I know what this finished piece will be, and I chose these things to create a board of what I would wear…
Vacation Knitting
Vacation Knitting Project Selection I am usually putting aside “want to” knitting weeks before I go on vacation. This allows me to think about projects I want to do, but not actually spend time working on them when I have other pressing things to do. This is different from taking along projects I want to…
Another Angle
I’m embarking on an exploration of what variations of St Petersburg might look like. I love St Petersburg, but I am aware that not everyone is going to want to knit it. I am also aware that I don’t want to knit a stockinette sweater, so there has to be some happy medium. The first…
Upcycling and Making it Work
I am always looking to reuse any sort of container that comes into the house. I would love to have more control over packaging, but to the extent I can, I try to find another use for things. When I go to the dentist I get these nice plastic zip envelopes with my new toothbrush,…
C’est Fini!
The back of Blue Canoe is finished. It needs blocking to square it up (remember what I said about biasing?), and I need to write up how I changed the back to make it more bra friendly. But the knitting on the back of mine is done. So now I need to decide whether I…
