Oogyknitter

Hello on this barley and spinach stew Sunday! You might recall when Neuro and I were contemplating what to do with a set of UFOs each of us had lurking about.  We had a show-and-tell over Zoom one day and helped each other determine whether to rip, finish, or repurpose these projects.  I've been making my way through my pile (it wasn't small!) and have the first of four (perhaps five?) to show you! This was the first square I made for a pattern called The Great American Kids Afghan .  It was part of a series that Knitters Magazine was doing way back in the late 1990s and 2000s; having completed most of the original pattern, The Great American Afghan (and having since sent it off to Portland with a former co-worker) I thought this would be a smaller, fun project. This may be the first and only time I've embroidered onto knitting.  I think it's a great effect, and I think it could be kind of fiddly - but I honestly don't remember!! Anyway - I'd finished about 3.5

Hello on this Freezer Bingo Wednesday!! I happened upon an amazing sunrise the other morning when I took Daisy out: This was a couple of weeks ago already, and before the time change.  It was also probably just before one of the two recent snowstorms we've had during this otherwise strangely warm and rainy winter season! Contrasted with this morning, which began with a robin singing its absolute head off.  Today is supposed to be very warm (mid-50s!) and sunny.  There will be rain tomorrow, however, so the robin's delight will be brief. Believe it or not, there is actual knitting still happening here - but lately I've worked on a couple of test knits, no pics allowed :)  I'm using cashmere for the latest project, and it's like knitting a cloud! I managed to get in a small amount of spinning over the weekend as well - although nothing like Neuro's recent production!!! Stay safe and well!

Hello on this tomato and bean soup Friday!! I wanted to share another FFO (Finally Finished Object) with you - one that languished in the "to-be-finished" pile forever!!!  And it only needed to be blocked - everything else was done!!   Here's why.  Neuro and I dyed some amazing yarn a couple of years ago - and one of them is a beautiful, vibrant, bright blue.  I probably added too much dye, since it ran when I washed it and turned my fingers and wooden needles blue when I knit with it. And, silly me, I combined it with undyed yarn!  Both a lovely and soft merino/cashmere blend (evidently I created a project page on Ravelry, otherwise I'd never remember the yarn or the name of the pattern -  Pure Joy , by Joji Locatelli).. It turned out beautifully.  And I was afraid to block it due to the bleeding. Yesterday I decided to give it a try.  The blue ran like crazy!!  And I thought I had most of it under control.  But then it bled as it continued drying.   And you know wha