Knitting – Page 2 – The Accidental Domestic Goddess

One Sleeve Down

The benefit of being so sick I have to stay mostly in bed, but well enough to knit is the amount of progress I can make on a project. Starting as a loose idea and some mixed yarn choices I’ve ripped out and reworked every step at least once. After looking at it with myContinue reading “One Sleeve Down”

Sleeve Time

When I’m making it up as I go, the first sleeve always takes a failed attempt or two. I tend to pick up too many stitches the first run and then try not to scale down too far the second attempt. I prefer to make my best guesses and then use math from there. Next,Continue reading “Sleeve Time”

Time For Some Plaid

I’m in a waffling mood with knitting right now. Everything took a back seat for my sales knits and even those are getting dull. I think I just have too many projects going. I really want to get a few more hats done so I’m ahead of schedule for next winter. But the tartan plaidContinue reading “Time For Some Plaid”

A Well Timed Mistake

I knew I was missing something those last two rounds. I was feeling pretty confident about my grasp of this pattern, so I ignored that little voice telling me the second section of grey was a little longer than felt right. Thankfully, I caught this issue with only two rows to fix and, I canContinue reading “A Well Timed Mistake”

Oh These Yarn Ideas

I started another project. Yep. And no, I haven’t finished any other projects. I got yarn for Christmas and it urged me to make something I’ve been thinking about for a little while. What can I say? I need a new cowl. For this I’m doing long floats. I don’t have the patience… Now I’mContinue reading “Oh These Yarn Ideas”

Knit Dilemma

These are hats of mine that are still on sale at the studio where I work. I’ve been asked if I’ll replenish the stock and which ones I’m going to do that with. We’ve established that the Bow and Arrow design (it’s hiding in the back) and the Half-Archer design do not sell well. I’mContinue reading “Knit Dilemma”

Honey Harvest Knits

That’s what I’m going to call this pattern. Other than making the thumbs a bit longer, I’m really happy with this one. I like having the different color patterns. They have a nice weight to them with the two strands. One cotton, one acrylic. This was my first go at a matching hat. It’s aContinue reading “Honey Harvest Knits”

Feeling a bit Silly

I’ve been working on this shawl for months now. It’s a long project, so I’m often distracted by other ideas. Some of those ideas are finished, so it’s back to this beauty. I was knitting away last night, thinking about how far from the end I am when something occurred to me. Maybe this shouldContinue reading “Feeling a bit Silly”

New Project Ear Worm

I couldn’t help it. Once the idea started taking shape my fingers were itching. It’s still morphing and trying new shapes in my head, but if I don’t get started I’ll never figure it out. I had to recount my stitches as I was a bit off, so I figured out which color markers toContinue reading “New Project Ear Worm”

Definitely Knitting Weather

It’s been grey, chilly, and rainy for days now. Fall has officially arrived and I’m soaking it in. Now that I’m past the armhole, this project is a little more daunting than before. I’m also playing yarn chicken again and I’ve not had much success at that game. I’m quite proud of it. I’ll stitchContinue reading “Definitely Knitting Weather”