If it’s not working, fix it.

So, I promised a post about this sweater, but it’s not an FO post. See, after finishing the sweater, and blocking it, I realized that the sleeves just...don’t fit right. They’re not awful, but they’re just a little too big at the underarm, and end up being a little awkwardly loose throughout the sleeve. They…

Honeydew is finished!

Thanks to a kind stranger on Ravelry sending me her leftovers of the Oceanwindknits BFL, I was able to make full-length sleeves on my Honeydew, and I'm thrilled with it! Ravelry Project Page (warning: I've reverted to "Classic" view because the new design is painful to the point of being unusable for me; please don't…

done with the pocket, on to the sleeves!

So, I didn't end up working any more on Honeydew, but I did do quite a bit with the sweater of my own design that I'm making with my Jill Draper Makes Stuff Empire mega-skein. In fact, I've already finished the pocket AND started the first sleeve! I'm quite pleased with the fit so far!…

sweater(s) status report

At the end of my last post, I shared a this picture: The yarn I'm holding there is an extra partial skein of the Oceanwindknits BFL sock yarn that a kind person on Ravelry sent to me. See, I'd measured the yarn I had left before starting the sleeves, and it became clear as I…

a long time coming.

So much has happened since the last time I posted. What to make of it all? Well, it's been a long time coming, that much I know. I do have knitting updates to share, but before I do that, I have thoughts to share, because what is happening right now in my country is much…