Yarn Dreams

When I finished Dad’s sweater for the second time, I had to wait a week or so before we would be together for him to try it on. When he (bravely, in 85° and humid weather) tried it on it was obvious that the sleeves were now too short, and the neck [...]

Can you tell how excited I am to have this project done?! Six months after Christmas, what a terrible daughter I am. hehehe.

Technically I knitted 1.75 sweaters to get this final product. The first time was actually finished before Christmas but since I wanted it to be a surprise I had [...]

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 [...]

:::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 [...]

And so begins the backlog of FO posts. This is a project that had been on my radar for years. I first saw it on Craftster and filed it away in my memory as “something to do sometime”. When I came across it again on Ravelry last [...]

Two things I have been thinking about on my Citrus Yoke Pullover are the edges and the collar.
The pattern calls for the edges to be plain stockinette which will obviously roll. I like the look of the plain stockinette edge – but without the roll. I realize this [...]

I have wanted to write this post all week, but either didn’t felt like turning my computer on after work or I’d turn it off before remembering to post. I feel like I have been stuck in a fog lately, where I can’t even get myself to do the things I [...]

Actually, I should call this “Something Slate”.

I am very happy with this sweater, even though it took me forever to finish. I checked my notes and it was started way back on October 5 of last year! Sheesh. In my defense, I didn’t work on it for a number of months [...]

I really thought I was going to finally finish my Something Red sweater this weekend. In fact, I did, but things didn’t work out quite right.
The button band and collar turned out a little funky. I didn’t pick up enough stitches down the front edges of the cardigan for the button band, and [...]

I am trying hard to finish my Something Red sweater before startitis kicks in too badly and it is cast aside for something more exciting. I want to be able to wear this thing before it is too warm outside. That’s probably not much of a concern seeing how cold it still is here, [...]