I just finished a pair of socks. I mean, that happens a lot around Capital Knitter town, I did knit something like 14 pairs last year. These ones were the last of my festive knitting, a pair I made from a friend’s stash. As I have been working away at these, the momentum towards this… Continue reading Gearing up for Sock Season
I knit myself a hat. This particular one is Josie, by Erica Jackofsky (Fiddle Knits), and the pattern is free until January 21, 2017. Unbelievably, I didn’t have any pink bulky yarn in my stash (I KNOW!), so I picked up some Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick at my closest Michael’s…and I did notice the… Continue reading Yes, I knit a pink hat
December has been a wild ride over here in Capital Knitter land. It’s certainly a good thing we started that gift knitting back in the summer, or none of it would have gotten done! But I’m here today to give you a lengthy report on allll my holiday knitting. So settle in for a longish-read.… Continue reading Holly Daze
I gifted another one of my super seekrit knitting projects last night! My pal, and lovely blog reader, has a November birthday, so logically, I sat down and knit for it in August. She loves sugar skulls, and some time ago, I had come across the Calaveras pattern by Jenny Penny for stranded mittens, and… Continue reading Secrets Revealed!
One of the side effects from my carpal tunnel surgery has been that my hands are often cold. Like, abnormally cold. I’m told it might go away in a year or two. So, for now, I’m obsessed with the idea of mittens, and fingerless gloves and basically anything that can keep my digits, palms and wrists… Continue reading Warm Hands
It’s a stunning October day in the Canada’s Capital today. Basically Summer. Perfect time to put on a brand new pair of woolen socks! Works out for me, because I finished my Villiviini just now! The more I worked on them, the more I realized, these are MY kind of pumpkin spice. I’m just not a… Continue reading My Kind of Pumpkin Spice
I’m still here! And I’m still knitting up a storm. Just so many secret projects, and one surprisingly slow pair of socks…OKAY. I’ll let you in on one of them. But you really can’t tell! I’ve told you, I’m from Nova Scotia. Which means, when I was a kid, and I was sick (with 8… Continue reading Still Here!
The folks at Sock Madness don’t just disappear for the rest of the year. Little groups emerge to put teams in for all the big Ravelry events – Tour de Sock, Tour de Fleece, the Ravellenics etc. And, a few other little things pop up at Madness central. Nothing quite as crazy as the Madness itself,… Continue reading The Villiviini of the People
The other day, we passed the four months to Christmas mark. Have you started your knitting yet? I HAVE. I have plans, upon plans. I made a Google Sheet a few weeks ago with all the people and events I have to knit for before Christmas (why so many Birthdays?), got totally overwhelmed and just… Continue reading Gifties
I participate in Ottawa’s Pub Trivia League weekly. It’s a hoot, we learn things, we occasionally win things (rarely) and we get together and socialize. And of course, I knit. While I have knit some pretty complicated things there (say, during Sock Madness), I’ve learned a few things that make for good pub trivia knits… Continue reading Trivial Knitting
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