I grew up watching movies like Willow, Ladyhawke, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story… These movies are very magical pieces of both mine and my husband’s childhoods. Essential additions to our movie collection that we bolstered in our early years together. Willow is an especially dear one for us. In those pre-children years weContinue reading “Side Quest Arm Warmers”
Category Archives: Knitting
Ribbit Ribbit
It’s a swimmer. She would drown in this. My sister. I’ve been wanting to rework the whole pattern anyway. Shift a few cables. Change some moss to regular reverse stockinette. Alter the stitch count a bit. I mean, that’s lap blanket size. I’m so glad I stopped to check. It was a feat rolling itContinue reading “Ribbit Ribbit”
Mushroom Aran
I finally have the sleeves set aside and am working back and forth around the body. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s going to be too big. I’ll probably keep going a bit longer and then put it on yarn to check the size. She wants it big and cozy, but I’m not sure sheContinue reading “Mushroom Aran”
Juggling Knitting
So many stitches!! This is the most frustrating part of raglan sweaters for me. I’m still adding stitches and shuffling them around and around the cable. Soon I’ll be able to set the sleeve stitches aside and just work the body, but until then I’m just pulling and pushing a lot of yarn. It’s comingContinue reading “Juggling Knitting”
Still Early on the Journey
And this is why I don’t finish writing everything out before I start knitting. As I continued working on my second attempt stitches just weren’t lining up for the second sleeve or the other front panel. And I wasn’t liking the look of the thin line cables that frame the main diamond cables. They wereContinue reading “Still Early on the Journey”
Aran Sweater: The Journey Begins
I’m at it again. Frankensteining a sweater from a few sources. I’ve been wanting to make one for my sister for a while now and we have had many a conversation about what she would like. Soft, cozy, and a cardigan/jacket style. I recently finished a few projects and am really just working on aContinue reading “Aran Sweater: The Journey Begins”
Restful Cabin Shawl
I have been getting more done than I thought I would this early in the trip. By the time this vacation rolled around I was in desperate need of a real break. Life just keeps getting harder. I honestly am grateful for many things, but I’m tired. I wanted to make knitting as easy asContinue reading “Restful Cabin Shawl”
Vacation Shawl
It’s finally that time of year again. We’re going to be setting off on our family vacation with some of my family and I just realized I have no knitting projects planned. I have started making it a tradition to make (or start) a shawl on our trip. I have had these cakes waiting forContinue reading “Vacation Shawl”
Knitting Sleeves
As I neared the end of the body section of this sweater, I decided to add an alternating knot pattern to the sleeves. After all the repetition on the body pattern, I wanted to keep things interesting. I was really in the groove when I finished the hem, so I put the first sleeve stitchesContinue reading “Knitting Sleeves”
Progress on Some Sweaters
I’m making some real progress on my oldest’s sweater. With no other projects in the works I’ve been able to really focus on this piece. It’s a fun pattern and I’m happy with how it’s turning out. But the inevitable happened and boredom has crept in. My determination to finish this soon is still there.Continue reading “Progress on Some Sweaters”
The Accidental Domestic Goddess 