Second Project: Fingerless Gloves Finished with my arm warmers! These were a lot of fun to make and I learned a lot. And I already have plans to remake them. I have a few complaints about these including: too long, too tight, and thumb hole too wide. Now that I understand the “recipe” as the creator calls it, I’m looking forward to improving my execution. Some of my entries here may seem quite depressing as I describe the effects of cancer and its treatment. I’m sure some fin

Second Project: Fingerless Gloves Just clipping right along here. I really need to look into some techniques to improve my edges. They just look a little sloppy. My dad took long walks on a regular basis with his good friend Dr. Musselman when I was growing up. When he and my mom moved to Florida, he began going on long runs. He was probably in better shape in his sixties than he was in his forties and than I am right now. All that running meant that when they found a tumor t

Second Project: Fingerless Gloves First one done! I’m pretty happy with it. If I could redo it, I might make it a little looser and a little shorter, but that’s just knitpicking (hahahahaha). Cancer sucks a lot, and the treatment for cancer ALSO sucks a lot. A good friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma extremely early, essentially as a coincidence. This is a very well-documented and treatable cancer. As far as cancer goes, this is the absolute best you c

Second Project: Fingerless Gloves Making a lot of progress and I’m really happy with how it’s going. Despite all my measurements, my first attempt was too big and I did have to restart it. But now! It’s almost done! Something I really admire about my dad was his generosity. He was always doing things for the people around him with a smile, and usually gently humming. Not big things. My dad didn’t put on a show or do grand gestures. He tucked in chairs, tidied up, framed pictu

Second Project: Fingerless Gloves My new project is the Wizard Warmers by Maire Colclough. These fingerless gloves are based on the ones worn by Gandalf in The Hobbit movies. Aside from my fondness for the inspiration, I love this pattern because it (seems) fairly simple, but immensely useful. As it gets colder, I’ll want something to keep my hands warm as I type that can easily cover more or less of my fingers. The pattern is not very specific, so I’ve spent quite a bit of t

First Project: Socks Finished! I really like these. They’re going to be so perfect around the house this winter or under boots on winter walks. Sure I have a few pairs of thick socks, but I didn’t MAKE those! With my hands and brain! I’m excited for my next project. It’s starting to get cold at my desk and this project will help solve that. My dad was a huge fan of humorist James Thurber. You probably read his story, “The Night the Bed Fell” in grade school Language Arts to l