Category Archives: Knitting

“Selfish” Knitting

Early hat efforts, circa 2005 Around this time of year, it’s not surprising to see many people rushing to finish hand-knit gifts for the holidays. I’ve also seen a few people refer to their chance to get some “selfish knitting” … Continue reading

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FO of yore: ChildHood cardigan

As I mentioned before, my first (well, only) handknit sweater was for a small child. A few years ago, before I started this blog, I made the ChildHood cardigan from Knitty for the daughter of friends, using cotton yarn for … Continue reading

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FO: Black Diamonds vest

Before I got sidelined from knitting with an injury, I wanted to make a vest to wear over dress shirts in the fall. There are a lot of unflattering, poorly fitting vests out there, but I found one whose fit … Continue reading

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Intersections

I really loved the photostory of the farm in the newest Twist Collective, everything from the setting to the model to the photography itself. I only just recently realized, however, that it was shot at Roxham Farm, which I visited … Continue reading

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Citron

Citron seems almost as popular as the infamous Clapotis. It’s very easy to knit, and also very repetitive (several hundred stitches per row of stockinette? I can hear your excitement already). I’m using Exquisite from Fiddlesticks Knitting, one of the … Continue reading

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Scarves

Just in time for warmer weather, I present last season’s knitting projects: scarves. Most people start with scarves when learning to knit, since they are a) simple, b) gauge doesn’t matter (being one-size-fits-all), and c) there’s more patterns for scarves … Continue reading

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Yarn Bombing

Maisonneuve invited me to blog about yarn bombing (knit and crochet graffiti), specifically a new book on the topic by Leanne Prain and Mandy Moore. You can read my guest post here.

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