And then there are those days where nothing goes right. Yesterday I kept it together, and I was smart, and good, and did a nice knit. Today I was cocky, and decided to combine “Old Shale” with a crescent shawl…… and then adapt the pattern on the fly anyway. I have learned thus…. DO NOT…
Aroha Knits is again running the #5shawls5days challenge. I signed up in a heartbeat, as it was such a good learning experience last year. Today was Day 1, the triangular shawl. So I sat down with my needles and watched a “Bones” re-run and cranked out the basic design. I had thought about one of…
It has been a harrowing task to complete this hat… not because it’s particularly hard, but because it turns out I’m not good at following instructions… or managing time. I have learned that it’s not possible to run the sound desk for a production and knit 😂 But it’s done. And I do like beads…
So I joined the Aroha Knits mystery knit a long for the Giver Challenge. It’s a hat. (I think). Okay I’m pretty sure it was said somewhere that it is a hat. And it has beads being worked in at some point. So here is Day 1. Basically the brim and a bit more. It’s…
Last month I spent a week completing the 5 Shawls, 5 Days challenge from Aroha Knits. It was so interesting to see different shapes form, and it did lead to a number of new ideas that will grace the page here later on. Here are the shawls I made…. What I thought I would share…
