rip.

I'd hoped to have a very exciting post for y'all today. I spent 4 hours yesterday knitting the second sleeve of my husband's sweater, and was excited to be so close to finishing...until he tried it on. And now this is what I have to share: Those balls of yarn are what used to be…

Return of the Knitting

That's right, I have actual knitting progress to report! I've started the second sleeve on my husband's sweater, and have made it most of the way through the sleeve cap: There it is, laying on our driveway, in the spot where our old Honda Civic (which we finally sold last month!) used to be. If…

a finished project, but not the expected one.

Today is my beloved husband's birthday (Happy Birthday, my love!). So y'all might have thought I'd have his sweater finished, like I said I would. Alas, I fell a bit short on that front: I'm only partway through the first sleeve. I just can't knit fast enough these days, given how busy, and consequently very…

sleeve caps, apples, and autumn

Last week was so incredibly busy that I didn't have any opportunity at all to work on my husband's sweater; the only projects that got any love at all were the small projects I keep at the office (right now, a cowl for someone special, and the hat I'm test knitting), and his sweater is…

the fronts, and beyond!

I cast on for the fronts of my husband's sweater last Saturday, so that I could knit on them on the drive to and from the Fiber Festival. Considering how busy my schedule is these days, I'm quite happy with the progress I've made. Here's a picture I took on Monday: And since then, thanks…

into the light

I braved daylight for a bit, just so that I could bring pictures to y'all, my dear readers. No, I haven't become a vampire (though that would be quite seasonally appropriate, no?), but rather am nursing a migraine. At this point I think the "worst" is over (if you're a fellow migraine sufferer, I'm sure…