Bellwether

I’m somewhat irritated. I’ve been plugging away at my Falling Leaves socks, and have come to the conclusion that even though it’s a lovely pattern I just cannot cope with Magic Loop, so I’m going to have to rip it out and start over. I also think the variegation of the Cherry Tree [...]

Here’s the scarf I made for Prufrock’s mother:

Pattern: My So Called Scarf
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay, color 113, 1 skein
Needles: US 11
Modifications: I only cast on 16 stitches, as I only had one skein of yarn. It made a decent length scarf.
I bought the Manos a year ago because I loved the colors. I [...]

So yesterday I got to rip out three straight row sections of my Clap. My tension had loosened from 4.5 st/inch to 4 st/inch, with the result being that the yarn started pooling. Not acceptable, since there wasn’t pooling in the first ball and in the first two repeats done with the second [...]

I actually have a finished object to post, but I need to get a picture of it first, and since it’s getting dark so early in the day right now, picture-taking is going to have to wait until this weekend. Needless to say, it’s not a complicated project (in fact, it is a scarf), [...]

Hurray, I am not so sucky after all! Granted, I’m still the slowest lace knitter in the world and only got 6 rows done tonight, but I think I’m back on track with Peacock Feathers. At this rate, I will be 40 by the time I finish it.
I am constantly amazed [...]