Thinking About Peace 28/30

November 28, 2017 By Carole

Peace is my One Little Word this year and it’s been on my mind a lot. I’ve found some great ways to incorporate it into my home as well as into my life, and, even though I have pretty much dropped the ball on the monthly prompts from Ali Edwards, it’s been a true experience of growth this year.

So, in that spirit, I have decided to sign up for Project Peace again. It was slightly on my radar (but not really) and then yesterday I read The Healthy’s Knitter’s blog post called Say YES to Peace and next thing I knew I was texting Kym and asking her what she was planning and then, just like a monkey on a cupcake, I was purchasing the pattern.

I’m not sure about the time frame (and whether or not I’ll stick to it) and I’m not sure what yarn I will use (but I’m sure there is something in my stash that will work) but I am sure that anything that helps me to focus on peace as a daily habit is good.

Won’t you join us on the peace train?

Unraveled 15/30

November 15, 2017 By Carole

I spent a lot of time in the car last weekend and generally that means a lot of time knitting. However, much of our travel was at night and that made knitting difficult. And honestly, during the day I was checking out the scenery. So. Not a lot of knitting time while in the car. I did finish Hannah’s socks (I’ll share good stylized photos of those later) and I started a pair of fingerless mitts for me.

The yarn is leftover Woolen Rabbit Opal in the color Oh Ruby and it’s super soft. I’m sort of winging the pattern. I cast on 52 stitches and I knit 2×2 rib for an inch and a half and now I’m just going round and round. When I get bored I throw in a few purl rows or a YO K2tog row and then I knit round and round again. We’ll see how this works out. And yes, I do always coordinate my knitting project with a Stitched by JessaLu Bag.

On the reading front, like the knitting, I did not get a lot of time to read over the weekend. However, I’m fully into Little Fires Everywhere and really enjoying it.

Head on over to Kat’s to see what everyone else is making and reading!

Unraveling 8/30

November 8, 2017 By Carole

Friends. I am in the home stretch on my Islington Shawl. I’ve been working on this for months and months and on Sunday I finished the last row of the border chart.

I was worried I was going to run out of yarn.

But I didn’t.

Now it’s just a few rows of garter stitch and then a somewhat time consuming bind off and this beauty will be done.

On the reading front, as good as some books are, others just aren’t. 4321 may have left me with a bit of a book hangover, honestly, because everything I’ve read since has felt lackluster. BUT. I just started Little Fires Everywhere and I’m hoping that pulls me out of my reading slump.

What are you knitting and reading this week? Head over to Kat’s to see what we’ve all been doing.

Hungry Caterpillar Set: Now With Baby!

October 24, 2017 By Carole

Last week little Jackie came over and we had our first photo shoot together.

He was the perfect little model, lying (mostly) still and wearing his caterpillar set proudly.

The hat, which I was worried would be too big, fit perfectly. Of course that means that it probably won’t fit at all by next week at the rate he is growing. Seriously. 9 lbs now, my friends.

This was a super fun pattern to knit, very easy but with a big payoff. I mean, doesn’t he look just like the very hungry caterpillar?

Squeeee. So adorable. He makes me want to knit all.the.things.

Wednesdays Are For Knitting: Baby Balloon Pants

October 18, 2017 By Carole

Hold on to your hats because today I am sharing photos of a recently finished hand knit. It’s a baby knit, of course.

Baby Balloon Pants! Are they not the cutest thing ever? Made with sock yarn, they knit up very quickly and are sure to keep Jack warm this winter.

Would you look at that wee cuff? It slays me, I tell you. The yarn had been marinating in the stash for quite.some.time and it’s now discontinued but, in case you’re curious, it’s UrbanGypZ Artisan Yarn in the color Koi Vey. Which, c’mon, best color name ever.

The waist is ribbed and quite long which should help a lot with the fit. The pattern is a translation and some things are a bit tricky but if you’ve knit socks you’ll figure it out easily enough. I’m already planning to make more of these pants for jack!

P.S. You know there will be modeled shots once he wears ’em.