The last knit of 2022: Owligan, a super bulky cardigan sweater with cabled owls in the yoke. It was a fast and easy enough knit, but there was button drama.
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Yarn Along and 25% OFF
Everything in the Downloads section at Polka Dot Cottage is 25% off with coupon until December 8th. Also, I am one of the independent designers participating in this year’s Fasten Off Yarn Along. Read on for the coupon code and YAL details!
Read More: Yarn Along and 25% OFFJust passing along some good deals on yarn
KnitPicks and Crochet.com are having a big sale. Here are the details for anyone whose yarn stash needs feeding 🙂
Read More: Just passing along some good deals on yarnBetter Making Through Hand-me-Downs
If I had a studio, I would call this a studio tour, but it’s really just a second-hand desk, a dining room cabinet, and the story of how getting organized with a few new-to-me pieces has changed the way I work.
Read More: Better Making Through Hand-me-DownsLiathite Sweater and New Shoes
I enjoyed knitting Carol Feller’s Liathite Sweater pattern. it is mostly easy stockinette, plus a nice cable to keep me from getting bored. I love the finished product, too. Here are some photos, and all of the details, in case you want to knit one for yourself. Also: check out my fun new shoes.
Read More: Liathite Sweater and New ShoesLet’s talk about Shawl Pins
I realize that I’m supposed to be running a business here, but nearly all of my “what should I make?” decisions come not from diligent market research, but from my own needs and wants. Right now I need and want a shawl pin 🙂
Read More: Let’s talk about Shawl PinsA Shawl With No Name
This is not my first rodeo with the squishy garter stripe idea, but each time I’ve improvised one, I’ve changed it up in some way. I like playing with this kind of design, where you take three or more colors, and alternate them in some way as to make a sort of stripey fade. This time, the shape is more crescent than triangle, due to the strategic introduction of decreases.
Read More: A Shawl With No NameTWiP: Of Knits and Trips
September is seasonally confused, as am I. I welcome the chill, but am I truly finished with summer? I can’t decide. I’ve got one foot in each season.
Read More: TWiP: Of Knits and TripsTWiP: Vera Flowers
I have been kind of obsessed with improving the Polka Dot Cottage shopping experience this week. I’ve also made a few new things, continued my quest to get some storage space back, and had some experiences with nature.
Read More: TWiP: Vera FlowersTWiP: The end of Elements and Earrings
It’s been a long month, LOL! Maybe two projects was too many, but I’m glad I did them. I’m ready to be done, and to be free to work on whatever I feel like working on (including nothing, if that’s how I feel)!
Read More: TWiP: The end of Elements and Earrings
