Category Archives: Knitting

A summer hat

It’s the first day of summer! And I just finished my first knitted hat! Made of wool… Hmm… This was my first project on circular needles, started a few months ago with my yarn-mentor/work-crafting-buddy. I think this was a good … Continue reading

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A very ferocious (knitted) bee

Recently, I was browsing a bookstore near our house and saw a very cute knitting book, Super Scary Mochimochi. I promptly bought it, my very first knitting book. Ryder suggested this as my first project: a Killer Bee. I have … Continue reading

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This & that

Working a bit on a light, lacy scarf-that-won’t-be-a-scarf-because-I-don’t-have-enough-yarn Having fun with double pointed needles Reviving an old pastime thanks to a bookstore find What are you working on?

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The cutest bunny

After my successful first foray into knitting, I wanted to learn how to knit in the round so I could make cute tiny things. My knitting friend suggested the hurricane hat as a good starting place for learning, so I purchased … Continue reading

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And now I can knit!

Last fall, I learned how to crochet, but the extent of my knitting abilities was the time in college I tried to learn how to knit from a youtube video… and got really bored with garter stitch. At the time, … Continue reading

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Chicklets in a Tree

My brother’s girlfriend made oodles of these adorable knitted chicklets and stuffed our stockings with them. Ryder & I came home with several that have now taken up residence in a pottery dish. If I knew how to knit, I’d … Continue reading

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