Fall leaves on the ground. First snow fell today. Some fell on me from the large tree in the neighbors yard, thus the white flecks. Project: Lilas CardiganPattern: from RavelryYarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes (Color: Papaya Heather)Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)I ordered this yarn in February and didn’t even start on the knitting until May. Then, I just took my sweet time with it. I worked on in during class this summer. I worked…

I’ve been cranking out a bunch of knitting stitch markers, but I kept using them before I got them up on my Etsy shop! I love these markers! I finally had to stop the madness and just package some up for the shop before I started a bunch more projects just so I could use these lovely markers.So if you also want some of these beautiful markers for your own projects – just head over to my Etsy Shop…

If you remember, my first attempt at designing a pullover didn’t work. But, I liked the yarn enough to rip it all out and use it on something else. That’s why this is “reborn”.Project: “Reborn” WatershedPattern: WatershedYarn: Patons Classic Wool (Color: Plum Heathered)Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I really wanted to reuse this yarn, which I liked so much and I wanted to make something that would…

It took some planning, and thinking but I finally placed my yarn order with KnitPicks in July and received it all within about a week. I didn’t want to just order willy-nilly but thought I better decide what I would make with the yarn. Here’s what I’m planning.The Damask Shawl is just so pretty, I had to try it. I got some Stroll Tonal Sock Yarn in the color “Blue Yonder.”Damask by Kitman FigueroaI…

From this:To this:Ready to go on the Watershed. I plan on making it longer…to somewhere between waist and hip. Besides this “recycled” yarn, I also have another whole skein. Should be plenty…

My conceptual drawing for a cute knit top….Here’s what really happened:So, I was trying my hand at designing my own top-down raglan sweater. I used the Plain and Simple Pullover pattern, which was great, but I obviously didn’t measure right.Okay, I measured right and did all the math right but started with wrong assumptions. I thought I’d like it to have some positive ease (be a bit bigger, like 1/2 inch) so…

Project:  Mother’s day gift CardiganPattern:  Modern Garden CardiYarn: Patons Classic Wool Roving (Color: CNatural)Needles: US 15 (10 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I had never really done lace before (I started this before the shawl) and wanted to try it. I liked the graphic nature of the leaves. The large yarn made it so it was a quick knit and easy to do. It actually only took me about 3 weeks to complete this…

Project:  Letom Muhi – russian for “summer flies”Pattern:  Summer FliesYarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease (Color: Cranberry)Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm) and US 10.5 (6.5 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I’ve been wanting to make a shawl for a while, but wasn’t sure if it was really my style. Solution: knit it for someone else! That way, I could try out lace knitting and not be “stuck” with it if I…

It’s here! I ordered some yarn from Knit Picks a few weeks ago and it arrived yesterday.I ordered 9 skeins of this lovely pink color in Wool of the Andes (100% wool) in the papaya heather colorway. The plan is to make the Lilas Cardigan (ravely link). These skeins are only 50 g each so they seem quite a bit smaller than the kind you get at JoAnn;s…but they are super pretty and I think will…

Project:  Big Brother SweaterPattern: mine. based on Incredible Custom Fit Raglan.Yarn: Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted Prints (Color: Winding River)Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I wanted to make a sweater for Ben to match James’ sweater. I was really excited to learn how to design my own raglan sweater. Starting with a small size made it seem more manageable.What size you made:  To fit Ben (about 2T). Project…

I liked the project diary idea from Knitting Daily and thought it would be a nice way to share my own projects. Here I go:Project:  James’ First SweaterPattern: Paxton (Preemie and Newborn Jacket) by StitchyMamaYarn: Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted Prints (Color: Winding River)Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I wanted to make something for James and was having a hard time finding cute preemie patterns. This one caught my…