Ruminations on knitting at 3 a.m.

Ruminations about knitting at 3 a.m.

Monthly Archives: January, 2011

Giganto-blanket – finished!

Buy the tutorial and pattern on Ravelry Buy tutorial and pattern on Etsy Want me to make you one? Click here for more info. Have questions about the giganto-blanket? Check out the FAQ! Giganto-blanket is finished! It’s squishy and huge and pretty amazing, if I do say so myself. It’s so big you can hide [...]

Giganto-Blanket

Holy crap. What have I gotten myself into? Yes, those are broomsticks I’m knitting with. Magnus thinks I’ve lost my mind. If I haven’t gone bonkers yet, I might tonight, because I’m thinking I have to rip out all my work and start again. My gauge is way too tight. So, the question is, do [...]

Iridescence Scarf

I made this for myself. Not so I could publish the pattern, not so I could sell it, not so I could give it as a gift. Just a plain-ol’ gift to myself. And I love it. I took the pattern from the book ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNITTING: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide, With an Inspirational Gallery [...]

Slippery Slope Pullover

This pullover has been in hiding for months because it was out for submissions, but now that it’s been rejected I can show it to you all. There’s always a silver lining, right? I bought a ton of Cascade Pastaza to make a Girasole blanket for a friend’s wedding present, but abandoned the project when [...]

Tessellated Cowl – Free Pattern!

Happy New Year! I’ve been vacationing in Breckenridge and Lake Tahoe this winter, so I’ve had a lot of time to think about keeping warm. I was especially concerned with keeping my face warm on ski lifts, so I improvised this bulky, double-knit cowl while in Colorado before Christmas. I thought I’d share the pattern [...]

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Giganto-blanket
Giganto-blanket $4.99 -

Giganto-blanket FAQ page

Balos Cover Up
Balos $5.99 -

Slippery Slope
Slippery Slope Sweater $7 -

Perpendicular
Perpendicular sweater - finished! $3.99 -

Refine School
Reform school - finished! $3.99 -

Gondola Cables

Free Pattern!

Kaleigh Kap

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Obama-Rama

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Tessellated Cowl
Tessellated Cowl Free Pattern!

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