I know I don’t write here as frequently but that doesn’t mean I’m not writing on the internet. Today, I’ve got my monthly column up on Modern Daily Knitting and … Continue reading Where You Can Find Me Right Now ..read more

I’ve talked before about how knitting is political and that what we do is inherently political. My (very) liberal political leanings aren’t new to anyone who has been following me … Continue reading Join Me for Makers for Kamala ..read more

My husband rarely makes requests for knits but when he does they are very specific. His last two requests have involved intarsia as a technique and I finally decided that … Continue reading FO: Warp Vest and Tackling Intarsia ..read more

I told myself that I would knit more cardigans this year. My wardrobe needs them and I need to get over having to purl. I also decided I needed to also think about my yarn choices and what would work best for my climate and how warm my classrooms tend to get in the winter. I decided to try the Lamb & Kid’s cottage worsted yarn, it’s 50% wool, 20% linen, 15% cotton and 15% silk. It has a slightly tweedy texture and it’s warm but not overwhelmingly hot. I decided to go with the French Hen color, which is a lovely bright red. I decided to knit the Corran Cardigan with this yarn because of th ..read more

I realized that I don’t have a good place to take finished object pictures in my house, hence the lack of me taking finished photos. I’m going to try to remedy that. In the meantime, here are a few pics I snapped before heading off to work today (the semester is almost over!). I’m a sucker for a shawl collar sweater but sometimes I find them to be a little small and I wanted a big and cozy collar. So when I saw the Rosemary Cardigan by Amy Christoffers (who also designed the Pressed Flowers cardigan that I knit and loved) I was like sign me up! The construction on this one was interesting and ..read more

I’ve been slowly knitting on and off for the first three months of this year. My elbow was bothering me and I knew it was because of knitting, so the only proper thing I could do is rest. So instead of voraciously knitting, I’ve been reading again. My friend Kiki got me to read Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing and Iron Flame books and then immediately turned me on to Sarah J. Maas and her fantasy world. Since November I’ve been all about the fantasy + romance series, even switching over to audiobooks while I knit (Kindle’s Whispersync function is beautiful, it automatically syncs where I read and w ..read more

The other week I shared the hoodie I made for my husband. He is definitely knit worthy and is such a good sport when I make matching dog sweaters and we take family pics. Honestly, he’s the best. So I knew when I finished his Montrealer hoodie, Kiwi was going to need a coordinating hoodie to match because why not?! I used the Otis pattern from my favorite book of dog knits and all the same Berroco Vintage yarn I had as leftovers. I did a similar striping pattern as on Kendell’s hoodie. Instead of making it an exact replica, I switched up the colors so she would stand out a bit more when he wa ..read more

I have realized I need a lot of cardigans in my wardrobe. So you’re probably going to see a lot of them this year. My university and the heat levels are a challenge and layers are my friend. My office is freezing but my classrooms are warm and I want to be able to just take off a layer or add a layer so I can still wear my hand knits. My problem with cardigans is I don’t love purling and I don’t want to steek everything either since I tend to knit a lot with superwash. But I found a garter stitch cardigan I really like and already want to make another version. This is the Baseline Sweater by S ..read more

Hello! And welcome to 2024. 2023 felt like a blur, so much happened and to be honest, I was exhausted through the majority of it. I ended the year getting a hysterectomy and I started this year having way more energy than I have had in the last three years! Who knew giving your uterus the boot could be so beneficial to my health?! While I was recuperating in December I switched up the project I was working on. Originally, I started knitting my husband a lovely Woolly Waffle Pullover, but after frogging a twisted rib neckline I decided it needed to go in timeout for a bit. During that time my h ..read more

Remember the oversized Oblique sweater I knit earlier this year? I loved it so much I knew I wanted to cast on another one but with less ease. I decided I wanted it to be green on green and I pulled a skein of Miss Babs Yowza in Oz I’ve had FOREVER and paired it with the Wandering Flock’s Neon Kelly and then I fell in love with this sweater all over again. Meet my second Oblique. But here’s the thing…I still had enough scraps leftover to make a matching sweater and I decided I would make one for Kiwi! This isn’t her first sweater, I am actually writing about her first sweater for the ladies a ..read more