Category Archives: Elizabeth Zimmermann

I’ll show you mine

What they’ve been saying? About wips? It’s true here! I hardly talk about what I’m working on. So let us change that for today. My current big project is a sweater for me. I have completely given up on the sweater for my sister (sorry, Hols!). Not to say I won’t ever knit her one…it’s…

pair of squares and a PSA

This is the fastest hat to make EVER. So I made two. Pattern: Center Square from knitty.com. Yarn: Worsted weight wool, held double. I used up some Cascade 220, some Patons Classic Merino, and some Nature Spun Worsted. Neeldes: US 10.5, 16″ bamboo circular. Start – Finish: Nov. 4 – Nov. 7 for the pair….

visitors

When Holly arrived last week from Anchorage she brought with her no yarn, no needles, nor any knitting accouterments whatsoever. “You have enough for the both of us,” she said. And she was right. Soon, I had her started on a project. There was no gauge swatch, and the instructions were a little difficult to…