First up this week, I finished my Copenhagen Cardigan. This is a great little classic cardigan with a slightly cropped shape and pockets. Pattern design is by Petite Knit and while it is a pretty straightforward cardigan, this pattern is written assuming you understand some construction basics, so I'm not sure I would suggest it… Continue reading Year of Projects 2023: Week 18
Month: April 2023
FO Friday – Teacup Shawl
I finished up the Teacup Shawl that was one of my cast-on madness starts from earlier this year. I'm trying to work my way through that list of oodles of started projects to turn them into finished ones. The design is by Kelene Kinnersley and it's the first of hers I've knit. She has several… Continue reading FO Friday – Teacup Shawl
Words for Wednesday – April 26, 2023
Is that a more catchy, alliterative title for What I'm Reading Wednesday? Maybe. I'll sit with it for a bit and see if I like it but this post is indeed about words and books. I finished up a quick read off my TBR Kindle list, a new-to-me author, Jess Walter, called Beautiful Ruins. Told… Continue reading Words for Wednesday – April 26, 2023
Year of Projects: Week 17
We had a very nice long weekend away last weekend, but I'm back with a YOP update this week! Currently on the needles for active knitting projects, I'm working on: Copenhagen Cardigan: I've got the body finished and sleeve 1 is done. I plan on working on sleeve 2 this week and will see if… Continue reading Year of Projects: Week 17
Travelogue – Silver City, New Mexico
My DH and I took a long weekend trip to the southern part of New Mexico for a little mini vacation. We had been to the Silver City area a decade ago when we were riding endurance with our horses, but never actually went TO Silver City since we always camped at the race and… Continue reading Travelogue – Silver City, New Mexico
Year of Projects: Week 15
I finished up my Pebble Beach shawl this week. You can read all the details about it over here. I'm continuing to chip away at my Copenhagen Cardigan, designed by Petite Knit. I've worked the body down to the point where I inserted the pockets (which look a bit odd hanging out the bottom but… Continue reading Year of Projects: Week 15
FO Friday – Pebble Beach Shawl
I finished up my Pebble Beach shawl and am delighted with how it turned out. The pattern is a oldie but goodie from Helen Stewart. I knit the size small (which calls for a single skein of sock yarn) but enough leftover of my skein that I added on 2 repeats of the eyelet pattern… Continue reading FO Friday – Pebble Beach Shawl
Reading Wednesday: April 5, 2023
I had good intentions last week to get more blog posts written, but since I didn't... you get a double-dose of bookish info this week instead! Two finished books to talk about first: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams: This debut novel is a charmingly bittersweet story about found family, and how books and… Continue reading Reading Wednesday: April 5, 2023
Year of Project 2023: Week 14
I didn't get it together for an FO Friday post this week, so I'll start off my YOP update with my finished Kingsfoil socks. The pattern is from Virginia Sattler-Reimer and I used a skein of Bounce Sock in the LOTR Book Nook colorway for mine, so an all-things-LOTR-themed pair! This is actually a fairly… Continue reading Year of Project 2023: Week 14
Knit One, Spin Too 