Category Archives: knitting

A tale of too much yarn and other unfortunate events.

Posted on December 14, 2022 by kmkat

DATE MILES 2008 -12-31 27 2013-01-13 64.5 2015-01-11 88.8 2020-06-28 81.8 2022-12-14 83.6 I believe this qualifies — sadly — as S.A.B.L.E In my defense, nearly 5,000 yards of that is in an afghan that is 90% done. And another … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Yeep, knitting, Matthew, Yarn | 7 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 8/12/20.

Posted on August 12, 2020 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. Today I delivered the three kids’ sweaters to the library for their silent auction later this month. I am so happy to have found a deserving place for them. Next up, I … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 8/5/20.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends today to talk about knitting and reading. Knitting. Reading.   The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. One of you mentioned reading the Ruth Galloway series. I remembered reading the first one, pictured left, a couple years … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby stuff, Books, BSJ, knitting, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays | 8 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 7/29/20.

Posted on July 29, 2020 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting, or, fun with the button box. I went through my button box and came up with these two possibilities for the In Threes child sweater. The white ones are real mother-of-pearl.   … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 5/20/20.

Posted on May 20, 2020 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Head on over to see more! I started this hat several years ago in an effort to knit up the stash, in particular a couple of skeins of Knit Picks Palette I had … Continue reading →

Posted in hats, knitting, Unraveled Wednesdays | 9 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday.

Posted on May 6, 2020 by kmkat

(I had an entire post done for this day, and WordPress deleted it. Arghhh…) (Attempting to recreate it as best as I can remember it, but the links may be gone forever.) Joining with Kat for Unraveled Wednesday. Last Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Coronavirus, knitting, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays | 6 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 1/1/2020.

Posted on January 1, 2020 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. …and what is the proper thing to do after finishing one pair of socks? Both pairs are double-thick — two strands of sock yarn, foot knit on US #2-1/2 and ankle on … Continue reading →

Posted in hats, knitting, Socks, Unraveled Wednesdays | 9 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 7/31/19.

Posted on July 31, 2019 by kmkat

Hatz! We have hatz! I lost my momentum on my Fairfield sweater when the maths kept frustrating me, so I started a blue hat for the Hat Not Hate campaign sponsored by Lion Brand yarn. I think it is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield sweater, hats, knitting, Unraveled Wednesdays | 8 Comments

Three on Thursday, the how-I-knit edition.

Posted on April 18, 2019 by kmkat

I always have trouble coming up with a topic for my three things. Today I will tell you three things about how I knit. When knitting flat stockinette or any kind of ribbing, I use Annie Modesitt’s combination method. My … Continue reading →

Posted in knitting, Thankful Thursdays, Three things, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 4/17/19.

Posted on April 17, 2019 by kmkat

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesdays. My sweater back is done to the armholes, so I tried it on my dress form. It was too big. ::sob:: I was mad at it, so it went into time out. Oddly … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield sweater, knitting, Unraveled Wednesdays | 10 Comments