Reversible cables have caught my interest and I wanted to learn how they worked. This type of project is an ideal gift for non-knitters because there's technically no wrong side so your recipient can wear it whichever way pleases them the most. I was attracted to this pattern because the FO pictures were so eye... Continue Reading →
Bojagi Shawl
This project was my choice for the Quiet Queers Craftalong 2020, it's a design by the craftalong's creator and when I saw it I adored it. It also finally felt like the right project for my handspun gradient that I'd been holding onto for the perfect project. I'd made this gradient yarn by painstakingly pulling... Continue Reading →
SM15 3 – What Big Beleaf You Have
Writing this post took a long time to bring myself to. This project took a lot of time to finish; while it wasn't what I'd call a hate knit, it honestly wasn't far from it. I feel it was an interesting choice for relatively early in the competition. In previous years a sock like this... Continue Reading →
SM15 2 – All the Beees
This project was a bit of a slow one for me. I wasn't sure if it was inexperience with rapidly switching between knits and purls, that the charts were needing close attention, that it was beaded quite a bit or all the things combined but I felt like I wasn't getting far fast. I did... Continue Reading →
SM15 1 – Wintergreen Heart Tree
These socks were indeed a choice. I don't mind purling, I don't feel like I'm that much slower at it but I am way more comfortable with cabling on the right side (RS) of a work than the wrong side (WS). I named this project Wintergreen Heart Tree. Somewhat interestingly I was just getting started... Continue Reading →
Sock Madness 15 Qualifying – Travelling Blue Flowers
When I first saw Senbonzakura as the sock of choice for this year's qualifying period I was surprised. I'd typically expect a sock that looks like this to arise in round 3 or 4. These thoughts were echoed among a few other knitters in places I discuss my participation in the contest. Aside from the... Continue Reading →
Cameo
Cameo's been on my knit list for what feels like forever. A friend has mentioned making several and I'd always liked how it looks. I've also had a gradient I spun some years back which I'd been waiting for the right project for. This year I've challenged myself to use some of my precious yarns... Continue Reading →
Scrappy Tickseed Socks
Tickseed is a pattern by Mylene Pijpers. It was featured as a bonus pattern after round 4 during the 2020 Sock Madness competition. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make these. Using them as a base for my scrappy yarn project was an interesting challenge. Changing yarns every 7 rows... Continue Reading →
Yarns of Alegrya 
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