To be, or not to be, my dear Beatrice….

I cast on today for the Beatrice shawl that I plan to knit for my mom.  I’ve only done the first (small) pattern repeat and I’m already wondering if I…

My Next Project

So, I’ve decided that I hate the fan shawl I’m making for my mom.  🙁  I’m still going to finish it and I’ll still give it to her, but I’m…

Riverrun Scarf

I was so inspired by the beautiful color changes in Knit Picks’ Chroma yarn back when it first came out that I  couldn’t help but purchase a skein, not knowing what…

Grandiflora

It seems like a million years ago when I found that awesome deal on RYC Soft Lux yarn and it was like kizmet because I was currently obsessed with the…

The Frustrated Knitter

Frustration #1: Delphine I took Delphine off the blocking board and it is still pretty skin tight. It’s a shame because it’s actually a really darling top – something I…

Lace Lifelines

Today’s Knitting Daily has some great tips from putting lifelines in your lace knitting: http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2008/12/05/my-lace-scarf-and-a-free-project.aspx Consider this archived.

Lace Ribbon Scarf

Lace! Huzzah! This scarf was my first major attempt at lace and I loved working on it. It was definitely a learning experience – I had to frog and start…

Ready, Set, Go! It’s a Commuting Scarf

I cast on Sunday for the lace ribbon scarf from this spring’s Knitty. It’s my little project to work on during my 40 minute commute to and from work every…