by StephCat | Sep 15, 2009 | Knitting
I picked up and worked on St Brigid and finished (*sort of) the body: *I really don’t like how the bottom edge looks. I want it simple, and bound off in pattern, but to me it looks messy/irregular/uneven. I may pick up and do some applied I cord; I could...
by StephCat | Sep 7, 2009 | Knitting
Here’s Rivendell: And here’s Double Diamonds: I frogged the Sakura socks — they just were a little baggy with the conjunction of the weight of the MCN, stitch count, and needle size. Though I will cast on some socks or something small and portable...
by StephCat | May 6, 2009 | Knitting
Okay, quick & dirty update: I finished some old & new projects for my mom for Mother’s Day (Kertu socks and Aran Slippers) (she’s also getting the Trenza mitts). Hedgerows are still languishing on the needles, as is St Brigid.  I cast on for...
by StephCat | Apr 1, 2009 | Knitting
So loving this! I’m about halfway done with the body of the sweater. I’ve done some decreases within the double moss area (I expect this is going to nearly go to nothing before I start increasing again) and it’s fitting well, just skimming my...
by StephCat | Mar 25, 2009 | Knitting
It seems like the last few days of knitting were more surgical intervention.  I had joined, knit about an inch or so, but there were a couple un-ignorable (and ultimately, after trying, un-fixable) mistakes. Some frogging ensued, as well as more concrete planning...