Sliding into the weekend with a finished piece: Lineate (Ravelry link). This pretty, slouch-style hat from Blue Bee Studios features simple colorwork and striped bands, and knits up surprisingly quickly using fingering-weight yarn. The pattern is written for 5 sizes and I knit the middle size. I used approximately 102 yards of each colorway of… Continue reading FO Friday – Lineate
Book Review: At the Edge of the Orchard
Synopsis from Goodreads: 1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck - in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple… Continue reading Book Review: At the Edge of the Orchard
WIP Wednesday: September 21, 2021
Here's what I'm currently working on that's not a Year of Project project: Lineate Hat (Ravelry link), pattern by Elizabeth Doherty of Bluebee Studios. I love her design sense and all the details she includes in a pattern, and this one is no exception. I'm knitting this using two half-skeins of the Valkyrie yarn base… Continue reading WIP Wednesday: September 21, 2021
Book Review: The Witch Hunter
Synopsis from Goodreads: A bestselling author’s wife has been found dead in a gorgeous black evening gown, sitting at the head of a formally set dinner table. Her most chilling feature—her face is frozen in a ghastly smile.At first it seems as though a deranged psychopath is reenacting the gruesome murders from The Witch Hunter,… Continue reading Book Review: The Witch Hunter
Book Review: A Song of Flight
I have been a big fan of Juliet Marillier's writing. I adored her Blackthorn and Grim series and so I jumped at the opportunity to read more in this world, although I have not yet read the other 2 books in this Warrior Bard series. A Song of Flight is set in the same world… Continue reading Book Review: A Song of Flight
Year of Projects 2021-2022: Week 12
Progress continues on my Stillness Shawl, design by Helen Stewart. I hit the 50% mark on it this week, and I'm now working on the textured star section in the silver gray. I'll keep working along on this over the next week and see if I can get to around the 75% mark. This week,… Continue reading Year of Projects 2021-2022: Week 12
FO Friday: Elzy and Dots and Lines Hats
Two finished projects to share for this FO Friday! First up is the Elzy Hat. This was a preview knit I worked up for Brooklyn Tweed's School's In fall collection. It's written for fingering weight yarn - both BT Loft and BT Peerie could be used for it - but any fingering weight will work.… Continue reading FO Friday: Elzy and Dots and Lines Hats
101 Things in 1001 Days: September 2021
It's been a month since I started the 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge and I've started several of the items on the challenge list and even finished up a few. If you'd like to keep track with me, I've got the entire list I'm updating as I go here on the blog, or you… Continue reading 101 Things in 1001 Days: September 2021
WIP Wednesday: September 14, 2021
A few new things to mention this week for my WIP in Wednesday (non-Year of Projects things): I cast on for a Dots and Lines hat, pattern by Justyna Lorkowska. This is a textured DK-weight hat and it gave me an excuse to work through a single skein of Hedgehog Fibres DK merino in a… Continue reading WIP Wednesday: September 14, 2021
Book Review: Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass and Apples is an adult re-telling of the classic Snow White fairy tale as a graphic novel. I haven't read a lot of graphic novels (2, I think?) and I wasn't sure what to look for exactly since I'm not really in the know for this particular type of book. I headed over… Continue reading Book Review: Snow, Glass, Apples
