Garments

20 posts

Slow progress

I know, I know. It’s been a while since my last post. I’m still working on quilting ‘Tis the Season, but there’s really not much to show; I’ve made it to the borders at this point, but it’s all just more of the same. Oh well. I’m making equally slow […]

Done!

It’s my first finish of the year — thanks to my friend Phyl, who sort of shamed me into getting in gear. LOL! After all, the only thing left was to stitch the buttons into place, so I settled down and did it. I think it will be a cozy […]

A new project

I’ve done a little knitting, but this project is a first. Anyone who knits — especially beginners like me — knows it’s a little — to say the least — tricky getting sweaters to fit the way we like. They end up too tight, too loose, too long, too short, […]

Fiori di Cuore

What’s Fiori di Cuore, you ask? I don’t know what it actually means, but it’s the name of a sweater pattern that I began making last fall and finally finished this week. LOL! Actually, fiori are flowers, and cuore is a heart — but does someone out there know what they […]

Parcel Pullover Sweater

This design by Carol Feller caught my eye some time ago, and I found some yarn I liked for it and went to work. 🙂 The yarn is Malabrigo Rios, in the Solis color. It’s a gorgeous yarn!  I’d only done cables once before, and those were on some rather small […]

Sheila cardigan and Orvieto hat

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, hasn’t it? It’s a busy summer! Not much of an excuse, but it’s the best I have. 😉 I’m working on finishing another little quilt, but in the meantime I’ve completed a cardigan I started some time ago, as well as a slouch […]