Gauge is the most important principle in knitting. So sayeth Elizabeth Zimmermann. These words are from the chapter on gauge in Knitting Without Tears. It’s one of the first books on knitting I ever read. It’s right here next to me. I can reach out and touch it. It’s spent …
The sun was just coming up as I left Texas to head home. As I had anticipated, I got to do a lot of airport knitting on this trip. Most of it was on Gramps. This was the day I left, during the first loooong layover. This …
Finished, soaked, and blocked Storm Cloud late last night, and managed to get some pics today. I think I’m really going to enjoy wearing this. I’m taking it with me to Texas for the plane and any other cool spots I might run into. I kind of hope there are …
I’m heading out of town this weekend to see family in Texas, so I’ve been trying to get all the things done this week. It’s been a little hectic. The weather is beautiful here on the mountain, though, and I’ve been enjoying that and making sure to set aside a …
Calligraphy è finito! It’s not a well-knit sweater because I’m a goof and didn’t swatch. I could try to defend the not swatching by explaining how I got gauge to the millimeter with the last swatch I did, and the sweater ended up way too big. I think that in that …
Hola, knitters! Just checking in to say a quick hello and share a little knit love. If you’re looking for an interesting read, I highly recommend this post over at kariebookish.net. Karie’s blog is new to me. I’m not even sure how I ended up there, but it looks like it’s …
So I’m knitting the sleeve on Calligraphy for the third time. The first time I realized my in-the-round sleeve gauge was much tighter than my back-and-forth body gauge. It took me about two inches of knitting to figure that out. If you’re thinking I must not have been paying much …
In the last two minutes while I should have been working but instead have been looking at Twitter, I’ve learned: that I really must knit Portiere, that Toni Morrison talked to NPR on Monday and said the words, “I regret everything,” that Abby Franquemont has just released a new video, The New …
A while back (10 years ago?) a friend of a friend who knows people who know things predicted that Twitter would end up bigger than all the other social media platforms put together. It sounded like crazy talk at the time. And, no, it hasn’t happened yet, but WHOA! Twitter …
Thankfully, the gray yarn I found strung across my office floor this morning turned out not to be attached to the Calligraphy cardigan. I actually haven’t been able to figure out where it came from. When I asked Augie what he knew about the situation, he got a crazy look …
