• 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.…

  • When Big Kids Wear Warm Knitted Things

    November 2, 2011 - By 

    It occurred to me yesterday that the title of my blog is “When Big Kids Play Dress-up” and yet there’s hardly anything costume-related in here. I’ve been sewing since I was about fourteen. I had gone to see Lord of the Rings with a friend and came home having decided…

  • Finished Project: Laminaria

    October 30, 2011 - By 

    Pattern: Laminaria by Elizabeth Freeman Yarn: Malabrigo Lace in Emerald, 1 skein Started: October 20, 2011 Finished: October 30, 2011 Ravelry page I’m pretty bad at gauging how much stuff I need for a project. When I shop for a sewing project, I’ll usually draw up some sketches and decide that…

  • Progress Report

    October 28, 2011 - By 

    Laminaria: 50%, just started the last Star Chart repeat and then it’s on to the edging 75%! Halfway through Edging Chart #1 Rae #2: 30%, I think I’m  somewhere around 50-something stitches Papers written: 3 of 4 I’d say we’re doing pretty well. Oh, except: Halloween costumes made: zero Whoops.

  • Slightly obsessed

    October 19, 2011 - By 

    Yesterday I was introduced to the fact that I am probably more obsessed with yarn and knitting than I had realized. During the day I took* my roommate to Windsor Button to oggle at the pretty yarns. She wanted some yarn for a sweater project and I needed yarn for…