stash, knit, repeat

What an intensely busy, mostly wonderful year. I know 2009 was rough for many, and we certainly had ups and downs Chez Stashknitrepeat, but overall it’s been a pretty amazing year. Most of all, I’m thankful that we’ve gone from here: To here: Without too much trouble, even. We’re very grateful to have such enjoyable [...]

Wow, it’s been ages since I shared anything other than an FO with you. Obviously, the knitting is continuing post-kids! The blogging, not so much. Not because I don’t have time, actually–since I only work part-time I actually spend a fair amount of time here at home with the boys, and they’re both pretty independent [...]

The destashing felt so great. The bulk of my stash is once again stuff I’m excited to knit with and dream about, it eased our finances enough to splurge on a couple of things, and hopefully it made some other folks happy too. Meanwhile, knitting continues on at a maddeningly slow pace: Yeah, that would [...]

Goodness, is it Tuesday already?! Pattern: Set-in V-neck pullover, 26″ chest size, from Ann Budd’s holy grail of sweaters Yarn: Leftover Ultra Alpaca from my grandmother’s lap afghan and my v-neck cardi, 2 hanks of the blue and little bits of the red Time elapsed: Very little… 4 days? Thoughts/modifications: The pattern outline is made [...]

I finished the sweater for Jacob, but haven’t had time to get modeled pictures yet. I’ll save the FO post for when I have cute shots, but here’s a peek. The sweater for the Damask is Tulip, from the most recent Rowan magazine. I’m planning on making the sleeves set-in and a bit longer, since [...]

I may be nearly finished with my latest quick fix. I may have caught some spring fever and bought more yarn. I may be about to dive into the Koigu Experience for the first time.