I knit the Shawlography Shawl during my first mystery knit along, and I really enjoyed it! I had a few reservations at first, but each clue of Shawlography was a lot of fun. Keep Reading for my Shawlography Knitting Experience:
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I am so excited to be participating in this year’s mystery knit-along (MKAL) by Westknits. In this post, I’ll share my five yarn colors for the Shawlography Shawl and my new knitting bag that I’ll be using for this project.
I knit my second Honeycomb Aran using this beautiful Shamrock color, and wanted to share my modifications. I used my same cheat sheets from my first sweater, and this time around was super easy. Read more for my Shamrock Honeycomb Aran Knitting Experience.
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Treelight Shawl | Knitting Experience
I started the Treelight Shawl because I love the look of brioche and was excited to work on a shawl that incorporated one-color, two-color, and honeycomb brioche in one. I enjoyed knitting this shawl, but this was the first project where I ended it early because of ‘complications’. Keep reading to see more on my Treelight Shawl Knitting Experience:
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Knitting Notions + Tools for Beginners
If you are interested in knitting and trying to figure out what you really need to get started, keep reading to find out what tools and accessories are essentials, and what’s just nice to have. Here are my top 5 Essential Knitting Notions + Tools for Beginners:
The Hiberknitting Cowl is knit in the round with four sections that play with colorwork and different stitch patterns. I’d never knit a cowl before but it looked like it would be a fun knit. I really enjoyed moving onto the next section and working with such pretty yarn. Keep reading for my experience knitting the Hiberknitting Cowl by Stephen West:
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How To Make Beaded Phone Charm Straps
These super cute beaded phone charm straps are really trendy right now. I’ve seen them popping up everywhere, ranging from $15 – $115! You can easily make these charms at home for a fraction of the price, and it’s a fun at-home activity. Keep reading to see step-by-step how to make beaded phone charm straps at home, and how to attach them to your phone:
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Honey Clutch | Knitting Experience
The Honey Clutch by PetiteKnit is such a fun knit. I love all things honeycomb brioche and constructing this cute little bag. I used a different (easier) technique to knit the honeycomb brioche in the round, and I sewed everything by hand. Keep reading for more on my experience knitting the Honey Clutch:
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2021 Mid-Year Knitting Project Update
I had quite a few knitting projects planned this year. I knew it was a pretty ambitious list, but I was excited to work on so many fun projects. Now that the year is halfway through, I wanted to share my progress and some updates to the plan.
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How To Dye Yarn with Acid Dyes
I love to knit and planning out the perfect yarn for each project. This year, in addition to all the knitting projects I had planned, I wanted to experiment with hand-dyeing my own yarn. I did a lot of research and tested a few different ways of how to dye yarn with acid dyes. Keep reading to see how I hand dyed my yarn and some tips I wish I knew before I started.
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October Hat | Knitting Experience
The October Hat by Sloane Rosenthal is free pattern. It is worked in the round from the bottom up using aran weight yarn. I had been working on a Honeycomb Aran sweater with all over cables, and thought I would also enjoy a smaller cable project.
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Penguono | Knitting Experience
I knit the Penguono by Stephen West and it turned out even more amazing than I imagined it could. Keep reading for the modifications I planned, the yarn I used, and my thoughts on the pattern in my Penguono Knitting Experience:
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Fantastitch | Knitting Experience
I’ve been knitting consistently for almost two years now. That sounds like a fair amount of time, but I still feel pretty new to the hobby. I’ve been successful in a lot of different projects, but I’ve never knit a scarf or a shawl. I see so many shawl patterns on LoveCrafts and on Ravelry; they seem like the most popular knits, but I was never really interested in them because I didn’t think they were my style. But after making the Fantastitch, I think shawls are the perfect knit — big enough to be interesting, but small enough to finish in a reasonable time and easy to store.
Keep reading for my experience knitting my first shawl — the Fantastitch Shawl by Stephen West:
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Honeycomb Aran | Knitting Experience
I knit my very first cable in my beautiful Favo Sweater and it was so much easier than I thought it would be. I knew I wanted to try an all-over cabled sweater, and I found the Honeycomb Aran pattern by Patons. It turned out super pretty and I already have plans to knit another one for myself.