Too Many Projects, Not Enough Time
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t quick. I’ve been wanting to sew myself a skirt for a while, but since parking the summer dress, I haven’t done any sewing. Partially because I’ve been knitting a lot, partially because sewing needs a longer set up: cut the pattern, cut the fabric, sew, rip some seams, sew a bit…
Me wanting to absolutely try merino yarn has been the result of binge watching knitting podcast, so I bought 3 skeins in This Is Knit, a lovely yarn shop in Dublin. But what to make with it? I knitted plenty of fingerless gloves, sometimes even a full pair. But never a pair with fingers, so…
I have a series of small cross stitches for a couple of patterns I created. Problem is I made them on scrap Aida, so there’s no extra fabric to frame them, and I have been looking for ways to use them as they are cute. First tiny project was a pin cushion: I used all…
We have a finish, sort of. Three years ago, temperature blankets were all the rage (in the knitting granny community at least), and I really wanted to make one, but since I like to make everything harder, I decided to make a ten year blanket to celebrate my 10 years in Ireland. This is how…
Winter is fast approaching. Kinda. We had a surprisingly hot summer in Ireland, it is a surprise we get a summer at all here, imagine getting a hot one. Thanks global warming… I guess… But winter means knitted sweaters and scarves. And there’s something I can’t resist when I see them on the shelf: balls…
As we approach the end of the first quarter of the year already, the dread of having achieved very little until now is looming, increasing the list of things I wanna do which is making me even more stuck in return. I wasn’t completely idle, I have been doing some crafts, but mostly cross-stitching obsessively…
I was about to start writing this post when I decided to do a quick search if I already used the same title, and I indeed did. However, that post was about the undoing of socks, here I’m knitting socks (obsessively). I’m now at pair number 3, which is almost done, but I got sidetracked…
This post is going to be about a very special project. I’m currently going through some shit that implies I’m spending a lot of time in the hospital, but I’m grateful of all the nurses and hospital staff taking care of me. In particular, the nurses’ kindness and compassion has helped me to stay afloat,…