WIP Wednesday: Squaring and Frogging Off

by Athena // September 18, 2013 // 4 Comments

Just an update on one of the two leftover sock yarn blankets I’ve been working on. I’ve been working on this current square on and off the last week as I’ve been too busy to knit much. I started working... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Child’s First Sock in Shell Pattern

by Athena // August 14, 2013 // 2 Comments

These socks were started near the beginning of summer on July 1st. It feels like time has flown by since then. I’ve been very busy and preoccupied to sit and knit. I need to finish these by the end of... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesdays: Welsh Country Stockings

by Athena // April 17, 2013 // 8 Comments

It’s been awhile since I put up a WIP post, and I almost forgot about it. Since April 1st, I’ve been working on the Welsh Country Stockings by Nancy Bush from Folk Socks: Nancy Bush is still my favourite sock... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesdays: Frogging Paris

by Athena // January 2, 2013 // 2 Comments

Happy New Year, everyone! This past week, I decided to frog one of my handknit cardigans. This is not really an actual WIP, but frogging nearly 1000 yards of sport alpaca yarn is a job of a kind. I was... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Paper Totoros

by Athena // October 17, 2012 // 2 Comments

Lately, I have been working on the Paper Dolls pattern by Kate Davies, but I am doing the Totoros variation. I’m using Sandnes Garns Sisu cream, green and dark grey for the Totoros so it will resemble the big one... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Stashbusting Lopi

by Athena // September 12, 2012 // 8 Comments

Last week, my first ever yarn/sock club purchase came in the mail from Hazel Knits Yarn Club. I have been waiting for this package for almost a month. Actually, if you factor in the fact I bought the early bird,... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Twist Festival

by Athena // August 29, 2012 // 4 Comments

A quick update: I haven’t worked on my Girasole blanket very much. I am on the last repeat of Chart G now. It won’t be finished before September. Oh goodness, I’ll be so glad to finish it. Hopefully cooler weather... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Never Ending Blanket

by Athena // August 22, 2012 // 12 Comments

Good grief this thing has taken forever. Progress on the blanket that never ends: I am on the first repeat of the penultimate chart G. After finishing this chart twice, it’ll be the edging. This blanket has taken the whole... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Spinning Progress

by Athena // July 25, 2012 // 5 Comments

Last week, I wanted to post a WIP Wednesday, but found I hadn’t progressed very much either in spinning or my knitting. Mostly because this has been the hottest summer in my hometown. We do not have air conditioning so... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Spinning!

by Athena // July 11, 2012 // 4 Comments

My spindle arrived last Tuesday! Yes, I have been mad enough to add onto my ever growing hobby and interest list after reading, movies, photography, cooking, baking, running a blog, and travel. I’ve been curious about spinning for awhile. Most... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Girasole Continued

by Athena // July 4, 2012 // 6 Comments

Going to try to WIP Wednesdays almost every week in the summer. This Girasole is going to take awhile. I am now 3/4 of the way through Chart C. I should have used this for my Ravelympics project, but it’s... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Paris

by Athena // May 30, 2012 // 4 Comments

As you can see above, that is not Girasole, I cast on for Veera Välimäki’s Paris this weekend. I was motivated by the Sweater Odyssey Ravelry Group’s Veera knitalong. It’s a great little group, and I had the yarn and... Continue reading →

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