I started off as a sewist, but more and more I’m realizing that I could probably call myself a knitter as well. Along my knitting journey so far, I’ve gradually accumulated a bunch of knitting needles. My storage method was to keep all of my yarn craft supplies (circular, double pointed needles, needle pairs, crochet hooks, pompom makers, etc.) in…
I’m here to show you my very first shawl! I never thought I was a shawl person because I pictured mainly women my grandmother’s age with a triangle of knitting draped around their shoulders while sitting in a rocking chair. I was perplexed by how many knitters I saw online making shawl after shawl after shawl. But then a friend…
I finished my first colourwork sweater! It also might be the shortest time that I’ve ever taken to knit a sweater. I don’t necessarily mean how many hours I spent on it (because I didn’t keep track), but if we track from first stitch to blocking, it was only March 6 that I bought the wool. And promised myself that…
It feels funny to finish a cozy wool scarf in May, but the colours definitely feel like they suit the season! I bring you my double-knit paintbox scarf, made using the most perfect rainbow gradient I’ve ever encountered. If you’re not a knitter (and I get the impression that a lot of knitters don’t even venture into this realm) you…
I’ve been deep in a quilting cave (I’m not going to show it until it’s all done!), but I have emerged to show you some knitting I finished over the weekend! It’s my first time trying stranded colourwork, and my first time making a cowl. I watched a bit of this Bluprint course on stranded colourwork back when they had…
