Category Archives: Yarn Along

Last week the front panel of my sweater was only a few rows long, and today the first sleeve is just barely half an inch long. I’ve been knitting a lot lately thanks to my favorite televised sport: politics. I’m … Continue reading →

After months and months of neutral hues, I am loving knitting with this bright yellowy-orangeish heathered yarn that I impulse-purchased on sale last Wednesday. It’s merino wool, worsted weight, and fabulous in every way. I’m making another child-sized rollneck sweater … Continue reading →

I’m reading A God in Ruins more or less monogamously, but it happened to be in the car when I took this photo, so Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton was kind enough to fill in. I’ve been reading a few chapters … Continue reading →

The lollipop is looking more and more like a baby blanket every day, though I am disappointed by the hearts. I ripped these rows out so many times to figure out what I was doing wrong with the top curves … Continue reading →

Back when this blanket was in its “fancy lollipop” stage, there were a few doubters out there who couldn’t imagine how the lollipop would ever transform into a blanket. It’s still more blob than blanket, but today I made a … Continue reading →

Kate Atkinson’s Human Croquet isn’t quite as bad as its title suggests, but it still isn’t doing much for me – and this is in spite of the fact that it sort of involves TIME TRAVEL. People keep telling me … Continue reading →

  I’m still not much of a knitter these days, but my English rib sweater is almost done. I’m sure I’ll get the neckband done this weekend, and then I’ll weave in the ends maybe… in April? May? Just kidding. … Continue reading →

This lump of prickly paleness is my knitting life at the moment. I always knit when I am watching TV (or movies… or MOOC’s), and I have had very little interest in TV lately. Even Downton Abbey, which I usually … Continue reading →