Zabava Shorties disasters. The signs were there. Sometimes, you need to break up with a sock pattern. “It’s not you, it’s me. I don’t like you anymore.” Meanwhile, the Peppermint Pocket Skirt deliv...
It's been a week of finishes and new beginnings. Off the needles, I've completed a Malabrigo hat and love the color pooling. You don’t hear me say that very often.I've finally finished my Amande so...
Finishing socks, saving the yarn, new projects from old, planning the perfect colourwork sweater, plus a bit of theoretical physics to prove what knitters already know: knitting is magic.Links and ...
We travel from Iron Age fire-pits to mid-century homemaking manuals, consider the joys of stash organisation, and muse on the performative aspects of home decorating. There’s a deep dive into the a...
Replenishing the sock drawer with Priory Socks (project page).My Secret Circles, below.Porthos (project page), below.I moved my decreases to the back of the heel, and the result is similar to Basic...
In which an American Thanksgiving is celebrated in the UK, albeit a day late and a pumpkin pie short.One of the first pieces of writing I recorded for Cast On in 2005, this has become one of my mos...
It’s autumn. Time for finishing projects, knitting socks and celebrating the impending winter by taking the sweaters out of storage. This one is all knitting, and I make no apologies.I'm channellin...
Off the needles and on; Tour de Fleece wrap up; notes from the production line; a new bag; a new spindle; good materials; and Bennet’s Boiled Potatoes.Compared to some, mine was a paltry Tour de fl...
Knitting the slowest sock in the history of sock knitting. Tour de Fleece. The merits of taking small steps vaguely in the direction a goal. I’m thinking about style again, and looking for systems....
House projects have broken me; the summer of socks continues; the red that bled; Tour de Fleece; and a return to Clifford Byway. My new obsession for shorties led me to Zabava Socks. They fit ...
The weather. Men in shorts. The run down. Ta Da moments. And the moments just before a plan comes together.The Red Edge is complete!The chart for Red Edge was designed by Anna-Lisa Mannheimer Lunnd...
In this episode: The party dress; picking up threads; a project round up; and the big idea, spoken aloud.The High School Art Teacher Dress by Vogue [(V1410)](https://simplicity.com/vogue-patterns/v...
In this episode: Stash enhancement; hat boxes of joy; the rug of sorrow; knitting memory lane, letting it go. Repeat after me: It is okay to rest.Thank you, past Brenda, for setting up [Esther](htt...
In this episode: Undone by Cosmo/Cosmo undone; colour blocking that didn’t stitck; a summer romance; a bounty of beautiful sock yarn; packing projects for a journey with no end date; and the view f...
In this episode: I have more projects on the needles at one time than ever before, and I talk about all of them. Also, we're buying a cottage, and trying very hard to remain detached until the cont...
The Great Airing of the Stash 2023. Hibernating projects emerge, blinking, into the light. The Red Edge gets a new button band and top-down contiguous sleeve cap. Made progress on Against All Odds ...
The production line. Tiny arms. The trouble with Esther - I’d rather begin the yoke with GRANITE (not “graphite”). Ready to redesign the colorwork on the swatch. The sock makes a brief appearance b...
IKvetching is now free to all! Find it on Ravelry or on Jeny Staiman’s Payhip.The Stitching show was fun, if a bit short on yarn. Next year, Wonderwool. That said, I’m pretty happy with this button...
The level of craft chaos was high this week, but Lilly’s retro-vibe pinnies are finished! Pattern is Bias Trimmed Apron from Little Things to Sew by Oliver & S, in lightweight linen with bias b...
This week’s quest: design socks that are plain but not boring to knit. It’s a tall f*****g order.Thanks to Fetching designer Cheryl Niamath for her playful spirit and gracious acceptance of our mod...
