Tag: Old FO Update
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A Successful Sweater Experiment
Whenever I read sweater care advice, the first thing I see after “DON’T PUT WOOL IN YOUR WASHING MACHINE” is usually “LAY FLAT TO DRY. DO NOT HANG YOUR KNITS.” If you hang knits, especially wet knits, they’ll stretch. Generally you want to avoid that, but I found myself wondering if I could use the…
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Lacey Vest
I was digging through my clothing to pack for an upcoming trip and I found this lacey vest. I made it in the spring of 2009 and I’m pretty sure it’s the first garment I ever made without a pattern. I don’t wear it much anymore because it’s not really my style, but I like…
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Miette Plus a Year
Okay, technically my sweater is more than a year old because the pattern is a year old as of yesterday, but I have no idea when I finished my sweater so this is close enough for me! Vlog 3 from Andi Satterlund on Vimeo.
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Rock Your Cares Away
Once upon a time, I was exploring a thrift store and something orange caught my eye in the children’s rack. It was a little boy’s shirt with white trim and some happy singing Fraggles on the front. The shirt was clearly too small for me, but I brought it home anyways. When I got home…
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Vintage Fair Isle Sweater + A Year
When I wrote this post on my Oblique cardigan after a years worth of wear, I intended to do it with all of my sweaters. Unfortunately, none of the sweaters I knit between that one and this one are here with me in England so I kind of forgot about it. Today’s topic for Knitting…