Isabella almost done!

Or so I’d like to think.
It is a lot closer to being done though, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m up to the neckline in the front now, and is probably about 75% done with that piece. There’s still armhole and neck edges to pick up [...]

Baby Socks

My friend who recently had a baby girl, the same one that I made the Baby Kimono & Bonnet and Baby Hat for, commissioned some baby socks. I happily obliged, since I’ve been dying to knit socks anyway. I used some Lion Brand Wool-Ease leftover from the Vestee that I made, plus some [...]

Spinning

Katy came into town a couple of weeks ago, so we went together to a LYS that I’ve been wanting to check out. I’ve splurged a bit lately, so I didn’t want to buy any more yarn. However, they had this pretty roving, and I’ve been wanting to spin. So I bought [...]

NYC Yarn Shopping

I took a trip to NYC a couple of weeks ago, and of course, I had to go check out School Products. It’s the oldest yarn store in Manhattan, and it was recommended by quite a few people on the LiveJournal Knitting community. The yarn store was a little hard to find, simply [...]

Baby Kimono and Bonnet

Pattern: Baby Kimono from Mason-Dixon Knitting, Top-Down Bonnet from Hello Yarn
Yarn: Sugar ‘n’ Cream in Cornflower Blue, 2.5 oz/120 yd balls, 2 balls
Needles: Denise size 5
Gauge: 20 sts/4 in. in stockinette
Notes: Used stockinette stitch instead of garter. Outlined all edges in garter stitch, which created a nice rib on the cuffs. [...]

Mother’s Day Tea Cozy

Pattern: Kureyon Cozy (small version 1) from Knitty.
Yarn: Sugar ‘n’ Cream in Cool Breeze, 2 oz/95 yd balls, ~1.25 balls
Needles: Size 7 Denise
Gauge: 20 sts/4 in.
My mom has a really pretty glass teapot, but the problem with glass is that it dissipates heat really quickly, so I decided to make her a tea cozy for [...]