Tag: goals
-
Did someone say mauve?
I’ll be honest, I’m not really sure what color mauve is. Pink? Purple? Grey? Taupe? The answer to all those questions seems to be yes. Whatever color it is, I am into it. I think–I hope–it’s a good color for me. In my wardrobe architect project I selected blush and peach and coral and hot…
-
What was I thinking?
Oh sure, I’ll just hop on a plane for the busiest work week of my entire year and come home with an FO or two. Yep, that’s the plan. Boy, what was I thinking? Last week in L.A. I, of course, had nearly zero knitting time. On the plane ride there, I managed to finish…
-
My very first sweater.
I can’t believe it’s done. It felt like I was knitting it forever. Like an ocean of stockinette and sleeves were all that I did for a very long time. Hindsight is 20/20 though, and now I know that it wasn’t quite so dire as all that. From swatching to wearing was exactly six weeks. Not…
-
Candygram
I’ve been feeling a little like I’m not getting anywhere on anything. I think this feeling comes from working so hard and so monogamously on one project that still isn’t finished. That one project is my Puntilla. Sometimes I wonder at the wisdom of a fingering weight, over-sized sweater for a first sweater, but hey, it’s…
-
Late to the party.
I think I am perpetually figuring out the fun of the hip stuff after the fact. I tend to get into the hip, trendy projects far after they are the talk of the town. Case in point, I’m just now coming around to the whole “make nine” craze. This is really a new year’s planning…
-
No mercy.
Watch out around here. No quarter shall be given, no mercy to be had. If you aren’t doing it for me, your days are numbered. I’ve been talking a fair bit about intention and planning, and my eye is becoming more and more critical. I mentioned that I plan on frogging my Boho Blush shawl…
-
True Colors
Well, for the first month, I have done it. I managed to knit two pairs of socks, one light and one rainbow: This vibrant rainbow is so pretty and so true, it’s no wonder the colorway is called “True Colors.” This is the January 2017 Rainbow of the Month from Knitterly Things. I finished…
-
Goody Goody Binding Kit.
Last week, I found some sewing inspiration. It all started on Instagram and now I feel a wee bit of obsession coming on. Ideas seem to be popping inside my head like little fireworks. I’ve got lots of little projects on deck, I can’t wait to get started on them! With all of this inspiration,…
-
Intentional.
intentional (in-ˈtench-nəl) adj. done with intention or on purpose; deliberate. I’ve been thinking about one little word for 2018. A little late to the party, perhaps, but here I am. I’ve been tossing around a few words over the last few weeks. From my new year’s blog post, challenge sprang to mind. But that’s not exactly what I want…
-
Socks, socks, and more socks.
Well, I have two finished objects for the first week of the new year. Both cast on and off in 2018, both are socks. I wish we were all a little more surprised, but who am I kidding? You may recall that on New Year’s Day I cast on a new pair of socks. The…
Knit 1, Make 2 