fino circle scarf: begin!

November 7, 2015 by 3 Comments

The Fino Circle Scarf pattern is a simple knitting pattern written for 980 yds. of sock weight yarn (I’ll share more about the yarn I’m using in a later post).  Knit in stockinette stitch, it’s great for showing off beautiful variegated yarns and for simple knitting in front of the TV.

fino circle scarf

Is it just me or is it really hard to photograph purples?!  This has some lovely purple-y shades but they do NOT want to show up on camera!

Currently it’s also hard to get a good photo of the whole work because right now most of it is curling up, as stockinette will do, but I’ll share more photos as the work gets longer and you can see more of it.

Well that’s all for now, thanks for stopping by!

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counter turn hat: ta-da!

November 3, 2015 by 2 Comments

The Counter Turn pattern is one in a set of three similar knitted cabled hats (the set of patterns costs money) that are great for gifts and work up relatively quickly.  I’ve made this one in Berroco Vintage (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon) in red:

counter turn hat

I was too lazy to do the recommended cast on, and its sloppy finish demonstrates that lapse, but overall I’m happy with this.  It’s very stretchy and I plan on giving it to a man for Christmas.  I might take the pompom off, actually… do guys like pompoms?

Well, that’s all for today, short and sweet!  Thanks so much for stopping by, see you soon!

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KnitPicks short interchangeable needle set review

October 31, 2015 by 4 Comments

Hello everyone, and happy Halloween!  I’m back from the wedding and honeymoon (pictures to come soon, when I get the professional ones; also thank you for your kind words & congratulations!), and I’m ready for more crafting!

If you’re anything like me you might have often bemoaned the fact that there’s no interchangeable needle set for 16″ needles (at least not from KnitPicks), so if you want to make a hat you have to buy each size in fixed circulars.  UNTIL NOW.  I had only a few KnitPicks fixed circulars in the 16″ size so the Options Short Interchangeable Caspian Needle Set still saved me some money and added some convenience.

The set comes with needle sizes US4-10:

knitpicks short needle set

Right now they’re only available in the Caspian needles, the ones colored with blues & greens, but I figured that would just make it more obvious which needles of mine are the interchangeables and which are fixed (all my fixed are the Sunstruck needles).  On the other side of the included pouch are the cables, cable ends, and keys:

knitpicks short needle set

Like in my original KnitPicks interchangeable needle review years ago, I have to share the pros of KnitPicks needles, just in case you don’t already know!  They are much stronger than cheap bamboo needles (and not really more expensive) and thus will not splinter at the tips.  The tips are also sharper than any other brand of needles I’ve tried, so it’s easier to get into tight or complicated stitches.  The cable joins are smooth, and the cables don’t kink and are very flexible.  My original set of the Sunstruck interchangeable is just as good as new years later, so I’m sure these will be a great investment also.  For $44.99 this is definitely worth nabbing, and hopefully soon they will release additional needles in smaller and larger sizes so that I can add to the set.

Now, to get knitting on some hats for Christmas gifts (yep, it’s definitely that time)!  Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried KnitPicks needles before or if you’ve ordered this set — I’d love to know what you think!

Thanks so much for stopping by, see you soon!

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I’m getting married today!

October 17, 2015 by 19 Comments

I wrote this in advance, of course, but I wanted to let you guys know what’s going on!

My fiancé Chris and I are getting married at 1:00!  I’m so excited!  My maid of honor is Chris’ sister (whose name is also Hannah) and his best man is his best friend Jamie.  That’s all the attendants, so we’re trying to keep things as easy as possible!  We’ll sing a hymn during the service and some of my favorite organ pieces will be played (my dad is even going to play the hymn), but for the most part it’ll be short and sweet.

The reception will be at a large, beautiful home in the area, and we’re having mulled cider and pies instead of the traditional cake and punch, which I think is going to be great!

For our honeymoon we were going to go to Charleston, but as some of you may know, there has been some bad flooding there as well as here in Columbia over the past week and a half (we were very, very lucky to have power and running water the whole time and that our house stayed dry), so we’re trying to scramble and re-do our plans — I think we’re going to Asheville, NC instead, which should be beautiful this time of year!

I’m taking off work from the 15th through the 28th (I’ve saved up a lot of vacation hours!) and therefore I probably won’t be posting much during that time.  I do have some things I’ve made already but haven’t had time to photograph and post about (or even block, because we’re under a boil water advisory still and I don’t want to use gross water on my newly made items!), so there should be plenty of things to share when we get back, including pictures (when we get them)!

Thanks for all your well wishes, and I’ll be back soon!  Thanks for stopping by!

-Hannah

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fun containers (yes, containers)!

October 13, 2015 by 8 Comments

How do you store your crochet and knitting stuff?  I like the practical but I also really love the unusual, especially combined with sentimental, and that perfectly describes what I keep [some of] my hooks in next to my armchair:

new header image

It’s an old plant frog, I think they’re called, and it’s made by Camark (a now closed pottery company in Camden, Arkansas, where a family member of mine used to work).  It’s special to me and I’m so happy that I can use it for something I love!  The mug to the left was my grandmother’s, so there’s lots to love in this picture for me (that’s why I made it the new header image for this site a few weeks ago!).

I do use a more practical zippered pencil pouch and a zippered knitting needle pouch for projects on the go, as well as a little tin with my needles and some stitch markers, but this is so much cuter at home and really adds some personality to my storage, hehe.

What do you use to store your stuff?  Do you have any neat containers of your own?

That’s all for today, thanks for stopping by!

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