I could knit you in the dark
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Octavia in “Cranberries” Pattern: made up as I went along
View ArticleOwl soap sweaters
Yarn: Malabrigo and Cascade 220 Soap: HaldeSoap in “All Mixed Up” Pattern: loosely based on Soap Sweater by Cynthia Hall; if you’re on Ravelry you can read about my mods. Notes: Why did I make these?...
View ArticleHat for a Toddler
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed in “Shelled Pistachios” and also some of my handspun, from this fiber. Pattern: Used the cast-on numbers from Head Huggers by Gail Tanquary, and then made it up as I went...
View ArticleThis really just does describe my town
Sweet Dreams ice cream, and knitting something in Gator colors. Yup. Sums up Gainesville quite nicely, I think!
View ArticleTim made a funny about how it was just “un-SEAM-ly”
Guess what is off the needles (although I will still have a neckline to knit after everything is seamed together)? The big part is finished. Now I just need to seam it, knit the neckline, and block the...
View ArticleOne for the knitters
I have Startitis Anxiety. First, I wanted to knit something as a sample in a new yarn that I’m bringing into HaldeCraft soon (a 70/30 Alpaca/Silk, holy crap). It comes in a 600 yard skein so I’ve been...
View ArticleCatching up, again
There have not been enough hours in the days this week. A lot of that, though, is because I’m not trying to push myself to do ALL THE THINGS. So is it really fair to say there aren’t enough hours? Or...
View ArticleFuture Poncho
We’re doing a HaldeCraft Knit/Crochet-a-long (“HaldeAlong”) over on Ravelry, and here’s what I’m starting with – I’m using the basic instructions from Barbara Walker’s Knitting from the Top Down book,...
View ArticleGo home, poncho, you’re drunk!
I’m starting to think this poncho hates me. - I cast on, knit about two inches, decided it was way too small. Ripped out. - I cast on, didn’t like the stitch for what the yarn was doing, decided to...
View ArticleSafari Shale
Good lord. Has it really been almost a year since I posted an FO? Pff. Slacker. It’s not like I’ve been busy, or something. ::shifty eyes:: Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Safari; HaldeCraft...
View ArticleSeven of Nine
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Tepper in Raspberry Beret Pattern: dogwood by tincanknits Started: 07/18/12 Completed: 08/21/12 Notes: I made the three purple squares. Co-knitted with Rhea, Laura De., Laura...
View ArticleConwy, take three
Yarn: Zen Garden Serenity Sock Pattern: Conwy by Nancy Bush Started: 07/25/12 Completed: 08/30/12 Notes: I keep knitting this pattern and then loving it so much I wear the socks out.
View ArticleShip on the Ocean
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Tiptree in Serentiy Pattern: Waves and Piers Socks by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott Started: 08/30/12 Completed: 09/22/12 Notes: none
View ArticlePumpkins! On! Fire!
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Tanith in Pumpkin Spice Pattern: Flamethrower Socks by Chrissy Gardiner Started: 08/30/12 Completed: 10/12/12 Notes: crazy yarn is crazy!
View ArticleIt’s not easy, being green (socks)
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Andre in a variety of greens Pattern: loosely based on a Nancy Bush pattern, but unfortunately I neglected to mark which one. Started: 11/01/12 Completed: 12/05/12 Notes: For...
View Article50s Rock
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Andre in The 50s Have Called and HaldeCraft HandDyed Anne in Weathered Wood Pattern: Fissility by Lorena Haldeman Started: 10/10/12 Completed: 11/05/12 Notes: My friend Quinn...
View ArticleSanta Gator
Yarn: HaldeCraft HandDyed Tepper in Hogtown Pattern: Made up as I went along. Started: 11/10/12 Completed: 12/07/12 Notes: For my friend Bill, who happens to be both a huge Gator fan, and loves...
View ArticleNo More Cold Toes
Yarn: my own handspun Pattern: made up as I went along Started: 12/01/12 Completed: 12/15/12 Notes: Made for me, as cozy warm house socks. Then we proceeded to have the mildest winter in probably ten...
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