One of my coworkers is expecting twins, and I wanted to make something cute that would go together but not be too matchy-matchy, so I improvised this pattern. I think it's a little larger than newborn size (at least, I hope so), but I figure babies always need hats, right? They're made out of Lion Brand Wool-Ease so they should be warm but also ( Read more... )

I started knitting this hat in NYC with yarn I got at Lion Brand Studio (a new one, merino/angora blend). But I didn't have a darning needle so I couldn't finish it. Anyway, I did so here's a photo so my mom can see how it turned out. Only my mom, though:


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Last year my knitting group knit bears for http://www.motherbearproject.org/Read more... )

I like to set myself a knitting challenge each year, last year's was to knit Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitter's Almanac, which project kind of fell apart midway through the year (health crises and depressive episodes will do that to you, but I did wind up with some nice mittens and hats and things ( Read more... )

This started off as Leaflet, from Knitty (http://knitty.com/ISSUEff11/PATTleaflet.php). I felt like since it was in an Aran weight wool, it made more sense as a long-sleeved buttoning sweater, so that is what I did with it. I made it out of some amazing yarn I got at SAFF ( Read more... )

I had a relatively easy decision to make. I finished a sweater and couldn't decide which buttons to sew on it. I asked for help on Facebook and wound up breaking my brain and writing the following post ( Read more... )

I have been continuing to knit away at my EZ knitting (sweater blanket shawl) and despite knitting and knitting and knitting away, have made what seems to be remarkably little progress. So I thought I'd do some quicker projects so I'd actually finish something and reduce my feelings of despair ( Read more... )

Even though I've been laid up on the couch of suffering, I was able to get about enough to take some photos! Enjoy!

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Luis is doing relatively well, considering, he is conscious today. He is still too weak to be moved to Tegucigalpa (also, the highway there is currently blocked by protesters and flaming tires, according to La Tribuna), and it looks like he is going to need massive reconstructive surgery on his face. Incidentally, this is at least the second ( Read more... )

So my knitting group did our yearly deadly competitive knitting thing -- this year it was Biological Warfare! Using the Manchester Science Fair patterns (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/microbes) we snuck around town leaving germs in mailboxes, tucked in front ( Read more... )