You love those net bath puffs, right? (Also called poufs if you want to be really posh about it.) They’re great for working up lather and daily exfoliating. What they aren’t good at is being washed. Throw them in the washer and they fall apart pretty quickly. Since they aren’t washable, it’s recommended that you […]
Austin Slouchy Stocking Hat
I really love the idea of a stocking hat, but they aren’t the most practical of hats in my climate. I decided to make one with a looser fabric with a bit of a looser fit, hoping to make it just airy enough that I could get more wear out of it. Then Austin got […]
Long Rainbow Scarf
One of my local yarn shops carries YarnTrekker’s Detour Minis—cute little 52-yard skeins of yarn in a variety of colors. I love them, but what are you going to do with the bitsy things? Knit something in a lot of colors, naturally. I usually avoid colorwork (I hate weaving in ends), but a rainbow scarf […]
Beagle Rose Bookmark – Crochet
I was lucky enough to meet Peter S. Beagle (author of The Last Unicorn) at Sherwood Forest Faire just outside of Austin. He’s not only a great author, he’s also a wonderful person. While talking to him (or listening to him talk, because that’s much more fun) someone came up and gave him a rose […]
Blogathon Lace Triangle Scarf
When I was in Europe last year, lacy crocheted scarves were all the rage. They were typically worn bundled up under a coat, making the exact stitch pattern impossible to discern; but that hardly mattered, I could tell it was some kind of lace and they looked great. I imitated the style previously with the […]
Lacy Bowknot Scarf
I really need to stop impulse-buying yarn. Once again I had to come up with a plan for one skein, this time a gorgeous ball of silk/wool DK. A yarn this soft and lovely—and expensive—is made to be shown off, and a little scarf/neckwarmer is a great solution. The sparse yardage could be stretched a […]
Easy Leaves Scarf
After a lace project went horribly wrong, (no, I can’t tell you about it, it’s too traumatic) I wanted to do an easy bit of lace. And, it being summer at the time, I wanted small and light, too. I had recently impulse-bought one skein of a cotton/tencel blend, so I swatched a few different […]
Grafting (Kitchener Stitch)
I love grafting; at least, I definitely prefer it to sewing seams. I think it’s easier to do well, it looks better, and it stretches more like the rest of the knitting than a seam will. I know many knitters are intimidated by it, perhaps because it feels like sewing. If you keep at it […]
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Cardi Shrug
I like the concept of shrugs, a small bit of knitting around your shoulders, something less than a full-on sweater, that will easily stay in place better than a shawl. But frequently find that shrugs don’t fit me well, and that no-front business sometimes seems to create a frame that emphasizes and draws attention to […]
