I mentioned in my previous post how I have been failing to put theory into practice so far as re-stocking my wardrobe goes, and I've been dwelling on that the past couple of days. The new items I ordered will move it partially in the direction I want to go, although the purple skirt sits… Continue reading Directions
Category: Knitting
What tends to happen
If you pick up your knitting project regularly, what tends to happen is this: you quickly find you have gone from just a cuff to a whole sock almost without thinking. This really flew past. But it doesn't make sense to stop there, does it? Because if you push on just a little more, you… Continue reading What tends to happen
Friday’s Child
This week, the days seem to have been following that old children's verse. Wednesday's child is full of woe... When I wrote on Wednesday, it was the woeful tale of indecision about my Cucumber Vintage Sweater. I found, as I often do, that writing about my doubts gave me a clarity that I didn't have… Continue reading Friday’s Child
Slow, how slowly
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly Arthur Clough "Say Not The Struggle Naught Availeth" I feel that my knitting has slowed down to a crawl this past week, but I did finish the back, I added the contrasting neckband, found and attached a button, so it's not too bad. I also made a… Continue reading Slow, how slowly
Nothing is ever truly lost
As I mentioned previously, I've been delving in my computer archives and I have come up with some forgotten knitting projects from years when I didn't log things as well as I should have. I thought I'd have a chat today about this jumper because it illustrates the idea I've touched on once or twice… Continue reading Nothing is ever truly lost
Click
Well, I think that's an improvement on some of my previous in-progress photos. I dug out my DSLR camera and got the battery charged then took advantage of the early morning sunlight in my living room to take photos of knitting, green tomatoes and rhubarb. The green tomatoes have been chopped and put in the… Continue reading Click
That perfect navy skirt
These are just six of the reasons why I have long been craving that perfect navy skirt. Try as I might to occasionally visit the 2020s, my heart knows that you just can't beat a well-cut skirt and a hand-knitted sweater like we used to wear and I can see myself turning to this skirt… Continue reading That perfect navy skirt
Next knitting update
That is quite some knitting progress for one week. I finished the front of the sweater with one further modification, again to add a little extra length in the armhole. I chose to work it after the neck shaping to make the neckline sit just a smidge lower than it shows in the pattern. It… Continue reading Next knitting update
Knitting notebooks
A long while ago I started keeping a knitting notebook and I was good at it, on and off. From 2013 I kept notes on each project in a book with cheery photos of my grandson on the cover - you can see him peeking out in my photo. Looking back through it, I see… Continue reading Knitting notebooks
All the trimmings
The progress on my new project - the Cucumber Vintage Sweater - looks better than I feel it should. I haven't even picked up any knitting the past couple of days as I've been immersed in other things, one of which is sorting out all those odd little snippets of stuff I've been saving on… Continue reading All the trimmings
