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🧶 I finished something! 🧶
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Happy Friday! Have you had time to work on anything fun this week? I had some car knitting time, so I actually made progress on a project! I finished the cat I was knitting for my daughter. I’ll send a picture of it with her real cat as soon as I get the finishing touches on him. Lately, I’ve been thinking about which knits I actually wear. There are projects I think I’m going to love and wear every day that don’t work out. Like my Seaglass cardigan. And then there are projects like the cardigan I knit for my Halloween costume last year. I love that thing and wear it every chance I get! I realized that customization has a big impact on whether I wear the finished project. So, naturally, I gathered some customization ideas to make your knits more wearable. Please take a look and add your ideas in the comments so we can all be inspired! In other news, I hate the splitty bamboo yarn I was going to use for a Kiss wrap. I tried everything and couldn’t make it work, so I’m crocheting a big mesh sweater with it instead. Because the color is gorgeous. The yarn is still miserable to work with, but the giant mesh works up quickly so I won’t have to suffer as long. 🤣🤪😫🧶 Have a great weekend! If you want more… Browse my Etsy shop See all my patterns on Ravelry |
Kelly Spenhoff
I'm a crafty maker and designer who loves to talk about knitting and crochet. Subscribe to my newsletter if you’re crafty and like to have fun!
Hey there! How has your week been? I’m feeling so much lighter this week. I finally did it. I broke up with the bamboo yarn for good. I’m so much happier. Now that I’m free to start something I actually want to make, I’m going to start a new sample of my Cat Hat. It’s due for a refresh in a different yarn. My plan is to use some leftover Germantown worsted that I have on hand. I’ll let you know how it goes next week. If you missed it last week, I made a new free resource for you. It’s called...
Hey there! How have you been? I hope you're getting more knitting done than I am! 🤣🤪 I'm just going to blame it on summer! I did do a different creative thing, though. I made you something! It's called The Rule Breaker's Permission Slip and Finishing Matrix. And it also has a Frog Log inside! My favorite part is the Finishing Matrix. It's a tool to help you decide just how much effort you should put into weaving ends, blocking, etc. for any particular project. You know I like to cut corners...
Hello, how are you!?! Are you working on anything fun? I’d love to hear about it. Send pics! I finally finished the front (or back) of the bamboo mesh sweater. I think I’m just going to make it sleeveless so I can be done with it sooner. I’ve tried so many different things with this bamboo yarn. I’m never going to like it. I’ll either use the rest on something like fringe or tassels, or I’ll give it to one of my kids who crochet. At least I know I gave it a fair shot before breaking up with...