Tag: Yarn

  • A Bit of Yellow

    I was at the yarn store yesterday picking up a few things, and I spotted this lovely yellow Hazel Knits yarn. At this point I’ve told myself that I’m not allowed to make anymore yellow sweaters for a while, but yellow knit accessories? I only have a hat and a shawlette! Clearly I could use…

  • What to Knit Next

    I’m getting ready to start a new sweater, and I can’t decide which of my two options to go with! I’ve got some mint green worsted weight yarn that’s destined to be a mostly stockinette pull over with lace details. I also have some sport weight alpaca and wool blend yarn that I just realized…

  • Unruly Freshly Frogged Yarn

    There was a slight delay in my knitting progress due to the fact that the upper back of my sweater looked like this. That should be a sea of smooth stockinette, but what you see is the weird result of knitting with frogged yarn. I’ve knit many projects with frogged yarn before, and this has…

  • Moderately Sized Plans

    I put in a giant order at Quince and Co last weekend, and what turned up at my house yesterday? Yarn! You might be wondering what it’s all for because that’s way more than a sweater’s worth. What do I have up my sleeve? Well, I’m putting together a small collection of knitting themed knits!…

  • Spring Greens

    Back in December I realized that I had cropped sweaters in all of the primary and complementary colors except for green. Unsurprisingly, the idea of putting together a color wheel of sweaters appealed to me, but I struggle with green. Iā€™m not sure what my issue is with the color, but I always feel like…