Tag Archives: knitting

WIP Wednesday: Beyond Pink Puerperium

Posted on January 20, 2016 by nerdyinplaid

I’m pretty upfront about my dislike for the pink color family, but when my LYS got Rowan Pure Wool Superwash DK, I was smitten with color 107, aka Volcano. Which is noticably in the pink color family. There was also … Continue reading →

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WIP Wrangling

Posted on January 13, 2016 by nerdyinplaid

I’ve never been a monogamous knitter and I don’t plan on becoming one. Ideally, I have ones that are good for traveling, many that require no thinking, and a couple that are challenging. However, my WIPs are out of control. That … Continue reading →

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Tossing the Stash

Posted on January 8, 2016 by nerdyinplaid

I’m fascinated by how others organize and sort their stashes (“flash your stash” topics on Rav are awesome, but I won’t be posting pictures of mine here). I toss the stash twice a year to rediscover what I have, organize, … Continue reading →

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Have you seen my knitting mojo?

Posted on August 31, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

It’s been a crazy week and a half. I was prepping for classes and then went back to work on Monday. Plenty of meetings. get togethers, etc. But no time to knit. (I’m not brave enough to knit during meetings.) … Continue reading →

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FO Friday: Piper’s Journey

Posted on August 15, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

The majority of this shawl was completed in just over a week and obligation knitting is the most enjoyable knitting (*snerk*). Piper’s Journey by Paula Emons-Fuessle is a fantastic pattern; I just am a whiney jerk when it comes to obligation … Continue reading →

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Experiment (Mostly) Fail

Posted on August 6, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

A few weeks ago, I discussed my quest for the perfect teachable, basic cable hat. There were certain requirements and I (finally) determined that now would be the time to design my own. So I did. Except I hate it. … Continue reading →

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Stash Dash 2014

Posted on July 29, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

I won! I won! I won! [Insert “you only challenge and compete against yourself” speech. Whatever.] This is my second knitting 5K this year. (Check out the ticker to the right.) How did I do it? (Also, yardages are exact–I … Continue reading →

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FO Friday: A Tale of Two (Pairs of) Socks

Posted on July 29, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

We all know my Friday is an ever-shifting day, right? It’s summer, I have to concept of time, etc. etc. Good. But now I’ve gone literary about some socks. Let me halt that existential tangent before I have a 50,000 word … Continue reading →

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WIP-ed Wednesday: The Socks that Never End

Posted on July 16, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

And if a certain song is now stuck in your head, you know how I feel about these socks at the moment. The alternative name for these socks is The Longest 437 Yards of My Life. (Clearly I’m not a … Continue reading →

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FO Friday: Twinkle Twinkle Little Moon

Posted on July 11, 2014 by nerdyinplaid

I don’t know why I haven’t blogged about this FO before, so here it is. I’m not usually a sparkly person, but I do love a bit of glitz, even if I don’t wear it. But the dark purple tonal … Continue reading →

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