I’m an Oceanographer, and although I don’t study squid, I do love them very much. The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is one of my favorite sea creatures. Maybe it says something about me, but when I saw people making mermaid tail blankets, my first thought was "I want that, but as a weird deep sea... Continue Reading →
I don't know what it is with me right now but I really want to cast on all the things. I've barely started my alpaca shorties but I got it in my head to make a new pair to use up the scraps from my Brioche Adventure. I was wracking my brain trying to figure... Continue Reading →
These were hard to take a photo of because they don't fit on my feet or on my sock blockers. I'm glad they fit my spouse and he is excited to start wearing them. This was one of those projects where I wasn't as concerned about the end product so much as learning something new.... Continue Reading →
I have been having such a great time with this project! It has been a bit since I've done some brioche and I really enjoy it and should do more of it. The first 7 days are done now, and I'm more than halfway through day 8. This is just one of those extremely motivating... Continue Reading →
I picked up this alpaca/wool/nylon blend yarn at a fiber festival this past fall and I've been dying to cast on a pair of shorty socks with it. Now that the weather is properly winter cold I could definitely use the extra warmth from the alpaca on my toes at night. This set was a... Continue Reading →
I picked this project back up in the past few days and and getting closer to the finish line. The seaming felt like it took forever but now that it's done there's not much left to do. I picked up for the cuff on one slipper and might just finish it before I do the... Continue Reading →
I just finished spinning the first half of this fiber. I'm having a lot of feelings about this spin. The single is so fine that a 2-ply will only be a laceweight yarn. So in order to get a yarn that I'll be happy with I'm going to have to chain ply, or else spin... Continue Reading →
My spouse gave me a kit of Dharma acid dyes for xmas and I couldn't wait to try them out. I don't have any undyed yarn laying around so I pulled out some corriedale roving so I could experiment. This was my first time using commercial acid dyes instead of food coloring, and it was... Continue Reading →
I ended up bringing this project home from the office and finishing them the weekend before xmas. They are not exactly festive but I still ended up wearing them on xmas day while we visited family. I really love a pair of DK socks when I'm wearing boots, and these did not disappoint. They're pretty... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! It's time to choose some big goals for the year, and revisit how things went in 2024. Completed in December: Two-tone Waffle Hat - knit Bothy Hat - knit Snowflake Ornaments - crochet Swedish Ivy Socks - knit First Acid Dye Test - dyeing Current WIPs: Frost Slippers - knit Sel Gris... Continue Reading →
I got hit with the sudden urge to make a holiday project about 3 days before xmas. Since that's not enough time to do much of anything, I dug through patterns until I found this simple crochet ornament. It's only a four-round pattern so each one only took around 20 minutes to work up. I... Continue Reading →
I've been enjoying a yarn advent calendar every year for the past few years. This year was the first time I actually decided to start a project that will use my advent before I finished unwrapping them all! I didn't start right at the beginning of the month, but I have been using all of... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed knitting my Bothy hat so much that when I finished it I decided to start another hat almost right away. This time my goal was to use up the leftovers from my Portland Cap. I only dyed the one skein this nice brown color, so I ended up using some of the undyed... Continue Reading →
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