I can feel my husband’s delight every time he sees me working on his sweater. I had been calling it my secret sweater and had, in fact, been working on it in secret for months before other things took over and it sat unattended for a while. Much like the sweater I had been workingContinue reading “His and My Cable Sweaters”
Category Archives: Knitting
The Kidney Stone Sweater
I’ve been trying to listen to the big old ‘Stop’ sign I was given and really just rest while taking some time off of work. My mom and step dad came with their trailer to help take care of the girls while I was in the hospital. We have a spot for their ‘home awayContinue reading “The Kidney Stone Sweater”
Knitting in the Hospital
One perk of being stuck in the hospital is time to knit. I wanted my most soothing projects with me and my purple sweater is definitely that. The poor garment has been sitting on the back burner for so long that it took me halfway through a row to realize I had forgotten to markContinue reading “Knitting in the Hospital”
A Day of Rest is a Day of Knitting
We had big plans for moving more stuff over to the house today. I even woke up at 7 feeling pretty good about the day. Sunday’s are one of the only days our kids get to really play video games or use my tablet to play games. This morning was like any other Sunday morning,Continue reading “A Day of Rest is a Day of Knitting”
Knit First Drafts
Here are the first rough drafts for my Artemis Spring/Summer designs. Each of them need adjustments and some redesigns, but I just need something done that I can look at and see where I need to tweak things or completely change them. The Stag always seems to be the easiest. I like to keep itContinue reading “Knit First Drafts”
Saga of the Secret Sweater
It’s been tough finding time to work on my husband’s sweater. It’s also been hard to keep it a secret. We’re juggling several things and he has moments where I know telling him about the sweater would cheer him up. Then I think about how much more delighted he’ll be to know I managed toContinue reading “Saga of the Secret Sweater”
It Fits!
My youngest kindly helped take a few photos of me in my sweater. It is such a comfortable fit! I’m so happy about it, especially since giving away the last sweater I made myself because the fit was uncomfortable. Wet blocking took three days to dry again. By the last day, I draped it overContinue reading “It Fits!”
The Last of Three Shawls
This was my first time wet blocking. I had a lot of fun with it. I still only have enough pins and pads to block a section at a time, so I started with the smallest bit and then soaked the next section as the first finished drying. Then soaked the last section as theContinue reading “The Last of Three Shawls”
Throwing and Picking
This is me getting the hang of Continental knitting. I have struggled with remembering which is which and all that, and even double checked before typing this, because I still don’t trust myself. See, I’m a thrower (English style). It’s the way I learned and I use to curl my right index finger around theContinue reading “Throwing and Picking”
A Tale of Two Sweaters
I’m finally making some progress on the Secret Sweater. Even with all the chores I’ve been getting done around the house. We have a lot going on right now, so I decided to put most of my knitting away and just focus on two projects. Little does my husband know, this is actually my primaryContinue reading “A Tale of Two Sweaters”
The Accidental Domestic Goddess 