Tag: fos

  • New Beginner’s Pattern: A Gorgeous Kerchief

    This summer I started writing knitting tutorials and patterns for Craft.TutsPlus.com, and the first one is up! It’s a beginner level pattern for a simple ribbed kerchief. It’s targeted towards knitters who can cast on, knit, and purl and are ready to branch out a little, so it includes detailed instructions on the two double…

  • A Forgotten FO

    I was digging through my accessories drawer, looking for a belt, when I ran across this hat I made, and I realized that I never shared it here! Last spring I had a funny spot on my scalp that had to be removed, and I went to my old dermatologist near my parents to get…

  • A Sweater Rainbow

    I mentioned a while back that I was making my green cardigan because I realized that if I knit a green sweater, I’d have a rainbow of cropped sweaters. I don’t know why I found that so amusing, but I did so I made the sweater, and here is the little rainbow! It took a few…

  • Game Knitting to Legally Blonde

    On Friday nights, a cafe in my neighborhood does movie nights, and a bunch of my friends and I go hang out and knit. Last Friday, the movie was Legally Blonde, and because we were all familiar with it, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a little game knitting! Game knitting is a pattern/game…

  • A Yellow Circle Skirt

    I did a bit of sewing this weekend, and I made a simple yellow circle skirt! The fabric, thread, and zipper for this had been in my stash for a couple years. It was supposed to be a quick fall project that I was going to work on when I went to visit my parents…