New obsession

New obsession

I'm still, very slowly, working on the sunshine afghan.  But this gorgeous noro throw has been calling me for a while; so when I got a cash gift recently I knew that my no-new-yarn vow was going to be broken.  I didn't buy Noro, though, since I...
New obsession

Inspired

Defined cuffs, texture, buttons…  my wheels are spinning.  I've wanted fingerless gloves for a while. Belladona Fingerless  Gloves by Sally Pointer   Della Mitts by Holly Terrell   Elin by Linnéa Öhman...
New obsession

Swatching

Swatching is something that I usually skip (pretty bad, I know).  But I tend to be impatient and just dive into a project and adjust as I go (partly because when I do swatch I can never EVER get the right gauge).  Yet, here I am, swatching away and...
New obsession

Waiting

A friend gave me this luscious Tosh Sock yarn from Madeline Tosh for my birthday.  361 meters/395 yards of beautifully hand dyed superwash merino. What should I turn it into?  I love knitting socks but have a horror of using nice yarn for them, since they...