Yarn Dreams

I promised months ago that I would share the Cobblestone Pullover I made for my Dad for Christmas. It was a hush-hush project, because I didn’t want him to have any idea that I was knitting him anything, let alone a sweater.
The problem with it being a total surprise is that I [...]

So I finished a number of smaller projects in September, but got so far behind in writing about them that I finally gave up. I’m going to put photos and basic information on all of them here now so at least there will be some record of them.
Please feel free to ask questions if [...]

I bought this adorable little sock blocker keychain from The Loopy Ewe a few months ago, and just got around to knitting a little sock for it.

(I realize that I forgot to put anything in for scale – it’s about 2.5 inches tall)
The yarn for this little sock was leftover from yarn I spun for [...]

Before I started spinning, I imagined that it would be difficult to actually knit with (and “use up”) the yarns that I spun. In fact, the opposite has been true for me. I love knitting with my handspun yarn, and only worry a little about finding the perfect pattern to [...]

:::dances around:::
It’s done It’s done It’s done It’s done.
Actually, it was done September 6th. I love it.
And I am never making a one piece, top down, bulky yarn, oversize cardigan again. Especially not during the summer.

I feel like I need to say that it actually does fit very well, even [...]

I have a love/hate relationship with this sock yarn, Misti International Hand Paint Sock Yarn. I love the colors and soft, smooth feel. For whatever reason I had a beast of a time keeping consistent tension with it while knitting. Almost as if it was so smooth as to [...]

The Swallowtail was my first triangular shawl. I think I’m hooked! (But I still need to figure out how to photograph them to show off the lace best.)

I’ve said it before, but I am a much better knitter when I’m using an interesting pattern stitch, instead of plain stockinette or rib. [...]

Also possibly called an Apple Cozy.

Adorable Apple Cozy by Theresa Grant

I know some people have issues with things like this, since it just seems to pointless. While I am not against making pointless items (see: knit t.p.) this little guy actually serves a purpose for me.
I take a nectarine, peach, or pear to [...]

The first time I came across this Toliet Paper pattern at Mochimochi Land I knew I had to knit it. In fact, I feel that way about most of her patterns. It is completely useless but (I think) hilarious.

This was a stashbuster project that wasn’t quite successful as I still have a [...]

Hey, would you look at that – knitting! It feels good to be knitting again, and especially good to finish a project. This is just a simple little pattern (which I actually made smaller than written) but it was just want I needed to get my knit mojo flowing again.
I also used [...]