Category: Yarn

  • WIP Madness Part 5

    I know. I know. I have a lot of these. Playing with yarn keeps me from snacking and is an excellent way to relax whilst a young one runs around like a beast. Totoro Mittens I love that movie. These are stranded knitted mittens with two colors of yarn at once. I’m getting better at…

  • WIP Madness Part 4

    Tunisian Crochet Ten Stitch Blanket I just started this last week. Sometimes I get the urge to crochet. This promised to use up some stash yarn and have a cozy blanket. The pattern is from Dedri Uyswho writes a very cool blog. She has done two to three versions of this blanket. It does indeed…

  • WIP Madness Part 3

    This one a day idea is pretty good…I get more posts out and I never run out of things to post about if I use WIPs, hahaha! Part 3) Kai Socks Pattern is Kai-Mei I by Cookie A in her book, Sock Innovations. She is another sock designer I adore. The pattern I beautiful. It…

  • WIP Madness Part 2

    Part 2) The Bat Shawl. I started this beast three years ago as one of my first lace pieces…oy. Don’t start a shawl for your first lace piece! I only need to do the border. I have started and that damn border 3 or 4 times! It’s the kind of project I have to concentrate…

  • My (Work In Progress) Madness, part 1

    I have a serious case of startitis. I also keep finding old projects laying around that suddenly seem very intriguing. I have a ton if WIPs right now and honestly, I love it! I love having them all in one pile/bag/place. I can look in the bag and say, “Hmmm….what should I work on today?”…