A very good friend of mine was married a couple of weeks ago. I offered to make them a ripple blanket as their gift, since I knew she’d liked the others I’ve made and I’d just been waiting until I could see all of the Cascade 220 colors in person before I got started. I [...]
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Except not really, because this pattern is awesome. I am one slow crocheter and even I managed to knock out Kim Werker‘s Celia Circle Scarf in three days. It would have taken even less time, but I didn’t bring a spare skein with me when I was out of town this past weekend (rookie mistake). [...]
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
I did two homemade gifts this year, which is about my normal. All of my immediate family members have enough stuff from me at this point that I don’t feel compelled to make something for everyone, but I do like making stuff, so a couple of things for other people snuck into the rotation. 1. [...]
Some things! 1. A ripple blanket. I think I’m going to end up giving this to my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas. 2. A striped sweater! Making the third attempt at the neckline I want. 3. Spinning! Some finished merino/tencel and alpaca/silk in the works. 4. A lace scarf! This is the porcupine stitch from [...]
When we last saw my ripple blanket, it looked like this: But now, it looks like THIS: Huh. This is actually a much less dramatic reveal than I thought it would be. I suppose I should have taken the new photo in the same sparkling sunshine as the first one and maybe not on my [...]
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
I took my ripple blanket out to work on it over the weekend. It had been a while and as I spread it out to take a look, I was forced to admit something I’d be suspecting for a while: the color order sucks. I genuinely like all of the colors I’m using, and I [...]
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
This weekend, I pulled out all of the projects I have underway. I’ve posted about the ripple blanket plenty of times before and the handspun sweater above it has gotten a little attention too. All of that grey in the top right is a design that’s underway. The cream and black swatches are for a [...]
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
I love the longer nights this time of year, but the shifting light wreaks havoc on accurate color photography. The blanket is pretty, I promise.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
After my last ripple blanket, I decided I wanted to make another one that was a bit more organized colorwise, a whole lot less catch-as-catch-can. And because a sheddy, aging cat is goin to be spending a fair amount of time on the finished blanket, I wanted it to be machine washable. I ended up [...]