As is every knitter’s prerogative, two days before the beginning of Ravellincs I switched patterns. In one clear moment I realized that the Ivy League vest, although it had all of the challenges I’d set for myself and was likely a project I could complete in just over two weeks, would never look good on…
The Vitamin D sweater is off the needles just in time to bring a little sunshine into the late fall. This sweet little cardigan was knit using only three skeins of PathWays Sock Yarn (colorway Rumplestilskin). It’s a great sweater weight for tossing over a simple t-shirt and jeans for anything from a quick trip…
subtitle: finding sweater mojo For several years now I’ve struggled to find sweater mojo. Where’s my groove? I cast on sweaters. I frog sweaters. Sometimes I frog them before they get very far and sometimes they are near completion before I finally toss in the towel. Back in May 2010 I cast on the Nonpareil…
My friend Kat (one of the moderators of the Tulsa Ravelry forum) has challenged the Tulsa knitters to a “Sh%# or Get Off The Pot” September. The gist is that the people who accept the challenge go through their WIPs (works in progress) and either frog or finish. That’s a mighty big challenge! I don’t…
When I finished the Maaema Scarf I made this deal with myself to finish one other WIP before casting on a new project. Usually I’m pretty good at this little game. Not this time though, before long I found myself pulling on a pair of crazy pants. First I worked diligently on my Nonpariel Sweater.…
Summer in Oklahoma can be brutal. The heat and the humidity are taking the toll on many of our farmer friends. While our field has already been harvested, Chris is working each morning (while the temps are slightly lower) to maintain or reclaim parts of the field, in the afternoon he’s been tackling paperwork or…
As I scooped malt-o-meal at breakfast I was writing a blog post about design problems with the Equinox Yoke Pullover. It’s been simmering for days and needs to be composed in a clear manner. But morning chores came first and when I took the no-longer-warm wood ash out to the lavender field I knew the…
I’ve been working on the Equinox Yoke Pullover lately because I want to wear it Saturday for our annual farmers market meeting. The dark brown main color yarn and all but four of the other colors in the yoke and sleeves are from my friend Lisa’s llama farm. Lisa is our market manager and all…
The thermometer low for the night reads 4F. (that’s -15.5C I believe) Near midnight with minor effort we managed to get all three dogs inside the house. Katie was carried by Chris from the pole barn. Stormy followed my call from the lower pasture up to the house and inside. Martha had to be carried…
I hope everyone has had a safe and happy December thus far! Here on Clear Creek the week has been beautiful! Sleet followed by five-six inches of powdery snow arrived on Christmas Eve. Early in the day Chris and I busied about preparing for what often happens when storms hit our neck of the woods…
