Knit, Blog & Be Happy!

When I saw the test knitting call for Isabel Kramer’s newest shawl, SSP, go out on Instagram, I knew the project would find its way onto my needles. The shawl is designed in 6 sections, using different slip stitch patterns or stripes in each section. Once the large first section is done; it is on to the party!     The project was designed with Brooklyn Tweed Loft in mind and I thought that I would use the original colors for the project.  As always, I peeked through the complete SSP project on Ravelry and spied Stanetty’s shawl. I thought...

I recently put up an Instagram post that got a lot of attention. While watching the Olympics I messed up a cable cross on my Amelia Sweater. (I did it twice, but who is counting?) I make a habit of putting my work down every 20 rows or so to look at the overall piece. You can catch a lot of mistakes before you get too far along. Unfortunately, I did not take a photo of the mistake itself, but trust me it was there. If a mistake is huge I will rip back the necessary number of rows. But...

  I really enjoy the Winter Olympics: Skiing, skating, short track speed skating, ski jumping and snowboarding. I love it all. So how in the heck did the start of the games sneak up on me this year?   Normally, a few weeks before the Olympics I would set up a knit-a-long for you all to join.  I would have put it in the newsletter and on social media and, and, and , and – Well, this year I didn't even think about it. Just because I didn't have my ducks in a row, we can still have some fun, right?...

The last couple of years I have had my eye on creating a temperature blanket. I enjoy “row a day” projects, as evidenced by my Crackerjack Scarf that followed a SF Giants season. 2022, my year of joy, was the perfect span of time to tackle a daily meditative project. I spent a great deal of time on Ravelry and Instagram searching for the perfect pattern. One photo kept catching my eye, Nathalie Bouffard’s Temperature Blanket.  I love the colors and the texture of the blanket. The problem was my knowledge of crochet can be described as basic at best....

Jenn, our social media and newsletter maven, test knit the Winterline "Cowlkerchief" this fall. She loved knitting the project so much that she was convinced that it would make a great project for holiday gifting. For me, it was the perfect excuse to set my sweater aside and knit with our new Plucky Snug Bulky yarn.  We needed a sample in the shop, right? I cast on with a cheerful red called Tomato Jam. The merino, cashmere and alpaca blend creates a big bouncy yarn that is a delight to knit. I knit a small swatch just to make sure I was going to hit...