I was knitting along on my socks on the subway a while ago and a man asked me how long it took to knit one sock. I was all, “Oh, a couple of weeks.” That was a lie! The fastest I have ever knit a sock, is, yes, in a couple of weeks, but generally, [...]

I wanted to make a gray version of my Ithacowl. And I did. I knit this a couple of weeks ago…it only took a week.
Pattern: My very own Ithacowl! Free!
Yarn: One skein School Products’ Donegal Cashmere Tweed, bulky. $20 for 95 yards.
Needles: 16″ bamboo Clovers, size 7 (same as the first Ithacowl!)
Project began/ended: Started February [...]

It was cold, so I was wearing my Hot Pink Mittens. Adam says it looks like I am wearing oven mitts. The pucker at the waist can and will be blocked out–I haven’t washed and blocked it yet.
Pattern: Garter Yoke Cardigan, by Melissa LaBarre, in Knit.1 Fall/Winter 2008. [Ravelry link here.] This is (and I [...]