…and a lot of other stuff, too!
So last week after finishing the Santa Hat I started on the baby afghan for my expectant co-worker. But I wasn’t happy with it; the square was too big. It was a stockinette square with the seed stitch heart motif, “Bumpy Love,” by Sarah Bradberry. But the square I was making was too big and…
I finally finished the Santa Stocking Cap! Yay! I can’t believe this project took nearly two months to complete. But I’ve said it many times — I’m the slowest knitter in the world. To recap — pun not intended! — The pattern is called, “Long Winter’s Nap” from KnitPicks. It was from “A Trio of…
I was knitting with Rhoda yesterday, and I commented to her that there was no way I could be getting gauge on this hat, because it was only supposed to take 3 balls of the main color, and here I am, at the end of the third ball, and nowhere near done. Now, I know…
So Wendy Johnson started this thing called Knit From Your Stash 2007. What a grand idea! My husband and my mother both complain about my sizeable piles and boxes of yarn. I’ve got plenty to knit with that will last me probably quite a few years. But you see, I’ve got this teensy little problem!…
Happy New Year! As predicted last month, I didn’t finish my Santa Hat project in time for the holidays. But I’m still enjoying working on it, and I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m on row 46 of 107 of the decrease rounds, and they’re finally feeling like…
Here’s the latest photo of the Santa Hat. I feel like it’s taking FOREVER! I’m only on row 17 in the decrease section… out of approximately 107 rows. Of course, eventually, the rounds will become very small, but so far I have only decreased a total of 10 stitches. You can’t even really see yet…