WiP Weds: Babette

I have been doing some knitting this week, but I have also been crocheting. Namely, I’ve been working on the Babette blanket. Here are some new squares that you haven’t seen yet: Up until this past week, I was going to use only cool colors with a hint of pink thrown in for my color [...]

WIP Weds ~ Crochet Me This

There are lots of projects in the works for me, but this past week saw two get more time spent on them than any of the others: the Babette blanket and the February Fetchings. Both are fun, though one will be done this week while the other may not be finished for years. I’ll let [...]

WiP Weds 7.13.11 ~ In Which I Have Willpower

Well. After telling you all that I needed to adjust my Artichoke Socks because of my row gauge, it turns out I didn’t need to after all. So I had to rip back a little bit (AGAIN) and continue the instep pattern decreases as written. (This is really a good thing, as the faster decreases [...]

WiP Weds 5.11.11

WiP Weds For today’s WiP Weds post, I want to do something different. I want to focus on ONE project, rather than everything I have on the needles. Or on the hook, as in the case of today’s project: The Babette Blanket. I really like this blanket. I like the variety it provides: even though [...]

Friday FO: Flurries

So, one of the Secret Christmas Knits was actually a crochet project, and has been given away already. And that means I can post pictures now! These are the snowflakes I crocheted for my knitting friends. I found out that one of them wasn’t going to be in town for the rest of our knit [...]

Why My Wednesday Blog Posts are Boring in December

So, I’ve been doing some crochet again lately. But, I can’t show it off here on the blog because it’s Christmas crochet and some of the people I’m crocheting for read the blog. I’ve also been playing with knitting toys. But I can’t show that off either, because the toys are for someone who reads [...]

Monday Miscellany

Today I have random thoughts for you. No real reason, just that it’s what I’ve managed to come up with. And, of course, a random thoughts post means a bulleted list. Spell-check doesn’t like “bulleted”. I nearly typed “buttered” instead. Spell check likes that word much better. Sore shoulders are no fun. Good thing there [...]

Wednesday WiP Parade

Here’s a quick run-down of the WiPs I have to show you this week. Please forgive the lack of words, but I don’t feel much like talking about them this week. Just showing them off.  The Babette Blanket in cool tones The Mini Mochi Entrelac Socks The DROPS Sweater The Serendipity Stole

Is it still “casting on” if it’s crochet?

I’ve never been sure. What’s it called when you start a new crochet project? With knitting, it’s “casting on.” Because that’s what the technique is called. It’s not called that with crochet. Knitting instructions say things like “using your preferred method, cast on 37 stitches.” Crochet instructions read closer to “chain 4 stitches and join [...]

Looking Forward, Looking Back

So, I could take today to look back at last year’s goals and laugh. Or I could just look forward to the new goals. Neither seems as productive as all that, really. Looking back at goals that I *know* have changed since the time I wrote them seems like a recipe for depression. However, ignoring [...]