• Finished Project: Dusty Green Tread Mittens

    December 21, 2011 - By 

    Pattern: Treads by Victoria Anne Baker Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca Started: December 8, 2011 Finished: December 9, 2011 Ravelry page These were a Christmas gift for my roommate and I love how they turned out! The linen ridge stitch looks really cool but you have to make sure you’re knitting very…

  • Finished Project: Heart Cable Mittens

    December 20, 2011 - By 

    Pattern: Baby Girl’s Sleeveless Gloves by Devon Clement Yarn: Vanna’s Choice Baby in a light pink shade I can’t remember the name of Started: December 10, 2011 Finished: December 10, 2011 Ravelry page I don’t have kids, nor am I usually around any mini-humans, and to top it off, I have…

  • Tutorial: Ribbed Man Beanie

    December 19, 2011 - By 

    I wanted to make a bunch of beanies as Christmas gifts but I couldn’t find a beanie pattern for men that I liked so I came up with this one. It’s pretty basic and quick so it makes a nice last minute gift. Materials: – ~200 yards worsted weight wool…

  • Just some randoms.

    November 30, 2011 - By 

    – I absolutely fail at blogging lately. It’s not even a lack of substance. I have about six posts lurking around the back of my mind. – Thanksgiving was absolutely scrumptious. I’m still an avid believer in the fact that stuffing should be a part of regular meals and not…

  • A lesson in gauge

    November 14, 2011 - By 

    Sometimes I get cocky and forget that I’ve only really been knitting for less than a year. And with that, I forget that each new knitting project I pick up teaches me something new. Cables aren’t new, I learned cables with my Hermione sweater. But the blackberry stitch was new.…