Silhouette of a black cat with it's paw on a purple ball of yarn. The text 'Adventures of a Stashaholic' is in green and purple

Now That’s Progress!

Well, despite having to re-write every line of the pattern by hand – something to do with instructions like – reverse shaping from back (which has in turn reversed shaping from another part of the pattern) I am making progress on my sweater.   I block everything now before I sew it together. I never used […]

One WIP down….

I finished my wire necklace today. It doesn’t show well in the photograph, but the colours are beautiful together. It’s a bit wobbly in parts, but I’m pleased anyway. I like the way the copper and the green work together. I’ve got a spool of red, so now I’ll try red and green. I might […]

Knitting World Cup Day 1

Like my friend Pirkko, I promise not to do a stitch by stitch recap, but I thought I’d post a day 1 progress report. I was going to do it in the Nova Cotton Tie Dye, but I didn’t like the drape of the swatch for this particular project, so instead I dug into my stash […]

The Knitting World Cup

I’ll freely admit it – I don’t know diddly squat about soccer. Nor do I even like it. But any item that offers a challenge and I’m in! I signed up for The Knitting World Cup. From June 9-July 9 the idea is to start and complete a project. For me, the challenge is not […]

I Should be WIPped

I decided to start tracking WIPs. I figure if they’re staring me in the face, I might finish them. Once items are finished, I’ll move them to the regular albums. I’m also going to include information on them with the actual picture in the album, so when I come across MIA projects, I’ll know what size […]