While knitting the big brown shawl, I realized I'd skipped over the Classic Beginner's Project. A scarf. I'd never knitted a scarf. Ergo, I picked out a pattern on Ravelry and got crackin'. (My Ravelry notes are here.) I'm incapable of following directions, so of course the pattern is modified. I made the scarf nice… Continue reading Knitting: The Waffle Scarf
Tag: Knitting
Knitting: The Offhand Lace Shawl
I knitted another thing! It's been awhile, the last thing was the Boyfriend Cardigan. Today it's a shawl called Offhand Lace. It's huge and looks like it should take 400 years to knit. The pattern uses bulky yarn so it knits up really fast. I think this guy took me a week from start to… Continue reading Knitting: The Offhand Lace Shawl
Knitting: The Boyfriend Cardigan
It has been a hot minute since I knitted anything. Last August I knitted a shawl and that was the last appearance on my blog by a knitted item. But today we have the Oxford Boyfriend Cardigan. My Ravelry notes are here. It felt good to knit something after such a long absence. See… Continue reading Knitting: The Boyfriend Cardigan
Knitting: The Big Brown Shrug
This thingy is a shrug, apparently. I don't know how these things get their names. A shrug is like a wrap which is dangerously close to a shawl. Who knows. This pattern is available for free (of course) and here are my notes on Ravelry. This is the most boring thing I've ever knitted. It… Continue reading Knitting: The Big Brown Shrug
Knitting: Poncho/Wrap Thingy
Poncho/wrap thingy. These are very technical knitting terms. Keep up. I might not know what the heck it's called, but it's finally finished! Last week I complained about it taking forever, and I managed to finish it on Saturday. The disgusting thing is...I got a knitting injury. Yes. Seriously. All of the repetitive motions hurt… Continue reading Knitting: Poncho/Wrap Thingy
