notes on timing*

Upon my arrival back home (i.e. at my parents’ house) I was met with a huge pile of yarn.  Yarn I had ordered from Germany.  Lovely sock yarn, silk yarn, cotton yarn, Shetland wool, Uruguayian wool, mohair blend wool.
Startitis ensued.  Despite the Christmas knitting waiting to be finished.  Instead of sitting down, saving my money, [...]

oh boy

One completed pair of Monkeys.  I managed to snap a quick picture during a brief bit of morning sunshine.

winter in the northwest
Now, I just need to finished the Jaywalkers.  And the toe-ups.  Oh my.

anyone would be pleased to have you.

So here I am back stateside, trying to organize my knitting plans. This is what I left behind in Germany:

Citrus Yoke
The sweater is once again back on track, after the almost total frogging required to fix up the armholes. I am much happier with the arm size now, I just wished I hadn’t [...]

hmm.

I finished the body of the Citrus Yoke yesterday evening.  Tried it on and immediately discovered that it was too short.  Despite my zeal to be finished, I dutifully picked out the bind off and added an inch or so.  I also discovered that the rolled stockinette edge — although cute on the model (scroll [...]

Weihnachtsmärkte

So yesterday I made the big trip into Freiburg (a two-and-a-half hour train ride) and visited the Weihnachtsmarkt. It’s certainly not the biggest in the area, but I wasn’t feeling all that adventurous. I just wanted to see the city a bit, get some potato pancakes, and find some ornaments for my [...]

anything?

Why, yes.

One finished Jaywalker in Regia 4-fädig Africa Color (4051), weighing in at 36g on the chunky 3.25 mm KnitPicks Options circs.
Since my Christmas knitting goal was to have something to wrap for each of the family members who celebrate at my parents’ house (four people!!), and single socks can be wrapped, I feel that [...]