knit 'n lit

Kinda fell off the horse on that one. But I do have two FOs for you today! Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. Yarn: BMFA Socks that Rock Silkie - ...

I didn't mean to fall off the blog for a week there, but life had other plans. Anyway, there has been knitting - not much, but a little ...

I managed to finish up another project this weekend! Put some butter on me baby, 'cause I'm on a ROLL! Pattern: Seaman's Cap fro...

Pattern: Snowy Triangle Scarf by Iris Schreier from Handknit Holidays Yarn: Paton's Soy Wool Stripes in Natural Geranium - a smidge unde...

Pattern: Huggable Hedgehog from Fiber Trends Yarn: Lamb's Pride Worsted, Berroco Disco and some scraps of Flash FX from Trendsetter and ...

This pretty much sums up our weekend. Hubby received The West Wing series collection for Christmas, so we've been slowly working our way...

It's all FOs all the time! Pattern: Bowknot Cardigan from Classic Elite City Park booklet Yarn: Classic Elite Flash - 7 skeins Needles: ...

FO before business: Pattern: Wicked by the gals at Zephyr Style Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted - just a smidge over 4 skeins Needles: Sz 9 C...

OK - I'm back and I have a more fleshed-out idea of what I want to do this year. I've chosen 12 months of reading, in my effort to b...

2007 was an interesting year for me in many knitting related ways. I started working at the yarn store (yay!), I knit more sweaters, I joine...

In keeping with the trends, I thought I'd do a year-end wrap up. Finished in 2007: 7 sweaters 14 pairs of socks 3 adult hats 4 Calorimet...

Pattern: Jarrett from Rowan Vintage Knits Yarn: Ella Rae Classic, color 103, 6.5 skeins Needles: Sz 5 and 7 Clover Bamboo circulars Dates: m...

Happy Thursday! Hopefully by now, you have all recovered from your turkey/pie/gift/mess comas. I was lucky enough to finish all of my holida...

It's done. Up at 5:30 - all seamed up, and wrapped. I left the needle in the collar, since I don't know how long he'd like it, ...

Collar? Done. Buttonbands? Seamed. Sleeves? One set in. Sock? Heel turned, through the gusset. Hat? Done. It will be a Christmas miracle if ...

I've gotten to the heel of the second MIL sock. Whew. Might be done. The shoulders are joined and the collar is started on hubbo's s...

Second verse, close to the first. Pattern: Felted Clogs by Fiber Trends Yarn: Ella Rae Classic (1 ball black) and Knitpicks Wool of the Ande...

of school. I can survive. Movie, caroling, party, clean. 8 more hours. I did finish some clogs - picture tomorrow when they're dry. But ...

Second verse, same as the first. No time to say much, no time to knit. Gah! But if you have time, and need a quick gift, why not a hat? Odes...

I got nothing. No pictures of knits in progress or finished. Nothing to say about my knits unless I say that I haven't gotten anything d...