Knitting category

  • 30 days of creativity – Day 29

    Signe Mittens Front and Back The mittens are coming along and I haven’t had to frog back much in the last day or two. I’m a little afraid they won’t be long enough, ugh. You know it...
    Jun 29, 2011 1 Comment

  • 30 days of creativity – Day 22

    Back to the Mittens Took at break from my QR code project to work on my Signe Mittens tonight. I finished the cuff and started working on the hand. I’m having issues with the placement of the t...
    Jun 22, 2011 1 Comment

  • 30 days of creativity – Day 15

    Slow Going I’m finally back to wear I was before I ripped these mittens out. This time they seems to fit just fine. My gauge is about one stitch more per inch both directions. Now I’m torn...
    Jun 15, 2011 1 Comment

  • 30 days of creativity – Day 13

    Redoing What Was Undone Starting over on the Signe mittens that I frogged last night. Seems like on size 1 needles they’ll fit my wrist a lot better. Can’t stand a mitten with a saggy wri...
    Jun 13, 2011 2 Comments

  • 30 days of creativity – Day 12

    Time to Frog I’ve been working on the cuff for the Signe Mittens. It’s a little different in that the bottom is done in moss (seed) stitch, then stockinette and then ribbing. I thought th...
    Jun 12, 2011 No Comments

  • 30 Days of creativity – Day 8

    The Start of Something Good (I hope) Trying to fight jet lag and stay awake so, I dove in and started the Signe mittens I picked up the pattern for in Sweden.I’m doing the background in red wit...
    Jun 08, 2011 No Comments

  • Twined Knitting…Why Bother?

    Matt & I are heading to Sweden just over a month so I’m a little obsessed with all thing Swedish right now. Which means despite the fact I have my Amsterdam socks still on the needles & ...
    Apr 14, 2011 2 Comments

  • Green, Lucky, Scarf

    Two weeks ago, the challenge was Green. I started on this “simple” “small” scarf. Excellent. And then family came into town. And all bets were off. So here, I submit to you,...
    Mar 23, 2011 No Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #7 – If I Were a Pig I’d Have Golden Wings

    This week Susi challenged us to use our Midas Touch & make something utilizing gold (it didn’t have to be real gold, or course, have you seen the price of that stuff?!). I had to think a lot...
    Feb 16, 2011 15 Comments

  • Valentines

    And here we have a heart garland. (What? Another garland? For heaven sake woman.) What can I tell you. I love a garland. I love that you can put it up, and then take it down, and enjoy it next yea...
    Feb 03, 2011 No Comments