Last and First…

knits of 08 and o9 that is!
Just before the end of 2008, I finished up this lovely red beret and made a scarf to match.  (Beret is knitted, scarf is crocheted).

The pattern for the beret is Porom by Jared Flood.  The scarf I just improvised.  It’s weird because I usually don’t like to crochet, but [...]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

I’m about to rush out the door to start visiting family, so here’s a quick post of holiday cheer!

I made some homemade peppermint bark yesterday.  Squee!  I also baked tons of cookies and brownies to give to the fam.

I made some knitted star ornaments from an Elizabeth Zimmermann pattern to go on each container of [...]

Elizabeth Zimmermann, I have not forgotten thee…

I’ve just been a bit busy lately.
You may remember that my resolution for this year was to work through the projects in Elizabeth Zimmermann (EZ)’s classic, Knitter’s Almanac.  I had been making good progress through July, when I made the pi shawl.   Since then, I made some of the August Christmas “fiddle-faddle”, made a [...]

Legwarmers and a pleated skirt

Well, I’ve finally gotten around to finishing some projects.
The September project for Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitter’s Almanac is a pair of handknit leggings.  This might have been practical if I lived somewhere where it actually gets below 40 degrees more than 10 minutes out of the year.  I tried making the leggings, but I just wasn’t [...]

Happy Blog-iversary to me!

Yesterday was my blogiversary!  It’s hard to believe that it was one year ago when I decided to start writing this blog and posting my projects on here. I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on this past year and how far I’ve come.  (The promised patterns will be coming soon, I promise!  Life [...]

July Pi Shawl

Well, this busy little blogger is finally getting around to posting. I’ve got lots to share, but I’ll just post one project at a time. Next Thursday (8-21) is my blogiversary, so I’m going to post two free patterns by then. They’re pretty simple, but fun. One is a tea cozy [...]

May Mittens and June Hats

In EZ’s Knitter’s Almanac, May is the month for mittens and June is the month for hats. Her theory is that it’s better to get small winter things knitted before it actually gets cold, so that you’re prepared. If I’m lucky, I’ll get to wear these maybe two days out of the year [...]

(April) EZ Garter Stitch Blanket

Some may say that I cheated for the month of April. I’ve been following Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitter’s Almanac since January, making at least one of the projects for each month. I try to stay as true to the original project as possible if I make modifications. April’s project consisted of a mitered [...]

March Chainmail vest – dyed and ready to go

Well, I’ve finally finished up my chainmail-inspired vest. I combined Eunny Jang’s Ivy League Vest pattern from IK Winter 2007 and a chainmail motif I designed inspired by EZ’s March Chainmail vest from the Knitter’s Almanac.

Yarn: Knit Picks Palette in grass, green and natural, 2 skeins each.
Needles: Size 5 Options.
Mods: I [...]

Baby hats & chainmail progress

When you have a brand new nephew and his mom tells you he doesn’t have any hats that fit him, what do you do? Well, if you’re a knitter, you go through your stash, find some baby friendly left overs and knit up a hat. Or eight Maybe I got [...]