I sort of just recently remember that I had a blog. I love posting on Instagram and the community of friends I've made over there, but I find myself wishing I could blab about my knitting in a longer form. My husband can only feign interest for so long! One afternoon as I was knitting I was thinking how if would be nice to talk about the things I was making or had finished, my thoughts on certain yarns, whatever, and it dawned on me "Duh Kaity, you have a semi-defunct blog".
I have no idea how often I will post, maybe once a year like I'm known to do, or maybe more often? I also don't know if anyone will read this, but it feels good to do some writing and babbling about my favorite hobby :)
Today I just want to highlight some of my recently finished projects that I am particularly fond off. I made this little baby sweater for my niece for Christmas.
I have no idea how often I will post, maybe once a year like I'm known to do, or maybe more often? I also don't know if anyone will read this, but it feels good to do some writing and babbling about my favorite hobby :)
Today I just want to highlight some of my recently finished projects that I am particularly fond off. I made this little baby sweater for my niece for Christmas.
Rinnie's Christmas Sweater
I just loved how it turned out, and it looks really cute on her, if I do say so myself... When this yarn (Knitted Wit Victory DK) came into the shop, I thought this colorway (Fairy Garden) was so sweet, and this project was a real joy to knit. This pattern used up the whole skein of yarn, with maybe a few inches to spare. I knit the body, then divided what yarn I had left in half to make each sleeve as long as possible.
Trego
When my husband gave me a gift certificate to the yarn store where I work for Christmas, I knew I wanted to get enough yarn for a sweater for myself. I hardly ever knit sweaters for myself because I have a really hard time staying committed. The fact that the gauge for this pattern was 16 stitch to 4 inches made it a quick knit, and I finished it in a little less than a month! I am so proud of myself, and I love this sweater to pieces. I love the textured sleeves, I love the yarn, I love the color, I love the length, it's pretty darn close to perfect. Too bad a few days after I finished it, Southern California decided it was summertime in mid-February, hopefully someday soon I'll be able to wear it again.
Beeswax
This hat was one of those projects that really impressed me. I know I'm a good knitter, and I have been knitting for over 10 years, but every once in a while I seem to impress myself. This pattern was so fun to knit, and I immediately want to cast on another one. Also, let's take a second to talk about this yarn. I used Anzula Cricket, which is a DK weight blend of Merino and Cashmere. I loved every stitch, the definition is perfect, the yarn was spun to the perfect amount of "bounce" and this color is killer. I love this project so much.
That's all for today, I just felt like putting something out there. I'll try to post more often, but again, who knows? Follow me on Instagram to see more up-to-date posts :)
That's all for today, I just felt like putting something out there. I'll try to post more often, but again, who knows? Follow me on Instagram to see more up-to-date posts :)