Clothing ourselves beautifully
No matter what time of year it is, it can be very easy to end up in a last-minute gift related panic. While socks seem small and simple, they really aren’t the quickest knitted gift. Buying a gift is easy, the defaults for quick gifts (hello chocolate!) may not be the “best” idea. If you […]
It’s taken a few weeks to knit the front and back of the sweater, and I am now up to the point of rejoining to finish the neck and form the other shoulder. Only 1/3rd of the sweater left to knit, and it is getting quite bulky and can be slightly awkward to carry around […]
This third part is the increase from just knitting a sleeve, to knitting the shoulder and body of the sweater, and the neck division. While the neck division is a touch complex, the rest of the knitting is straight forward and easy-peasy. Part one covers the sleeve and initial cable, part two shows what the […]
Last week, I posted the beginning of a vertically stripped sweater pattern. The feedback I received indicated that more pictures were desired. So, here’s a quick collection of shots of my original sweater, and my current progress on the new, and slightly modified version that I’m sharing. The sweater was knit from right to left, […]
A little while back, I noticed a meme on Facebook saying that live Easter animals rarely survive. While a live pet is fun, it can also be expensive. And, for that matter, chocolate and other candy can end up being expensive, sticky, and messy. But, what if you could exploit the cuteness of a live […]
The North American world is surfeited with an abundance of clothing, shoes, and everything necessary for clothing oneself. However, even this abundance would only last a few years if the clothing production grid went down. With looters, fires, and other happenings, even a closed store would likely run out within two years, if not sooner. […]
