Hey Friends! I wanted to mention that I did a little "how to" over on YouTube.  If you are needing any assistance with striping your Friend to Friend, you can find the video here. Pattern:  Friend to Friend  Needle:  US 11/ 8mm Yarn:  Lion Brand Hue & Me Pea Coat + Salt Happy Knitting ..read more

 Wow!  Meant to get over here and let you know about the fun Knit a-long we have going on.  It started on March 1 and ends on May 1.  But don't worry, it's already the 4th and I haven't even cast on!   If you are interested we would love to have you join!  You can join the Dartmoor group on Ravelry or just use the #dartalongkal on Instagram.  We will find you! It's gonna be fun!  And one of the best things... you will have a new sweater at the end of it ..read more

You can't really tell from this photo, but this scarf is loooooonggggg. And super cozy and squishy and cool! While in Berlin in December Steve fell in love with a gorgeous scarf in the most beautiful yarn shop. Although, the sample scarf was knit in a bulky yarn.  Steve requested something softer.  Cashmere?  Well, yes.  That will do!   Pattern:  Per Lei Schel  (Free pattern on Ravelry.) Needles:  US11/8mm Yarn:  Lang Cashmere Light, 6 skeins.  88% cashmere, 12% nylon Mods:  I followed the pattern, however, only used 3 colors.  I ..read more

Spending the week out in Lake Tahoe and it's been very very relaxing!  I started this pair of socks the day before we left and finished them up 2 days later. Such a rewarding knit! I'm not a huge sock knitter. I just don't find them fun to make and when I put on a shoe while wearing them, I can feel every stitch on the bottom of my foot! (Although, I have never tried cashmere!) When I saw this pattern I thought a home sock is something I can get behind!  And these totally fit the bill.   I dug through my stash and found some Quince & Co from an earlier project.  I grab ..read more

A Hot water bottle is one of those things that just adds a little something special to the day!  It is amazing how much it can warm you up and when kept in the bed all night (I scoot it away from us but keep it under the covers) seems to keep the bed at a nice temperature during those freezing nights.  A true quiet luxury.   Cast on for this today and you will be sleeping with a Warm Friend tonight!   Pattern:  Warm Friend (Use code warmfriend for a free copy! Valid until 1.22.24) Yarn:  Hue + Me by Lion Brand Needles:  US 11/ 8mm Hot Water Bottle from ..read more

It's my first sweater of the year and I am so happy it came at the coldest time of the year.  With snow on the ground it is Winter White at it's finest! This was my Christmas cast on, however, I cast on December 26th.  Originally, I had other plans for this yarn but, wow, it decided to be HUGE so Plan B was made.     Since I had already made a Fancy out of Big Birdie, I knew it was the perfect combination of yarn and pattern.  Thanks to my friend, Margaret, I acquired a ball of MYPZ kidsilk Mohair to add a little bit of detail.  It's hard to tell from the photos ..read more

 It's my husband's birthday this weekend so what's a girl make her guy?  A scarf and a hot water bottle cozy that's what!  HA. Well, poor guy.  He will get the Warm Friend (pattern coming soon), but the scarf will be wrapped "as is" and finished as soon as, well, as soon as I finish it! Steve chose the yarn for his scarf while we were traveling in Germany last month.  I know they sell this yummy Lang Cashmere here in the states but it was so much fun to have him pick it out and purchase it there.  It's like I am knitting the memories of our trip into the scarf ..read more

Well, hello! That holiday season pretty much flew by... and so did that year!  And we are already 5 days into 2024! Since New Years Day, we've taken down Christmas, I started to swim again, I haven't eaten anything processed, I wrote up a pattern for a hot water bottle, spent a lot of time with Libby, started a scarf for Steve and ripped out my Violeta Pullover!  It's been a lovely 5 days! I also filmed a few things.   On instagram, I put together a quick try on session of all the knits I knit in 2023.  Well, most of them anyhow.  I must have made 12 Friend to F ..read more

This. Now THIS is what I call a dreamy day. I used to spend a lot of time baking cookies and trying new recipes.  I don't bake as much as I used to.  However, when I do, I get super excited to pair it with my yarn.  It's all just so delicious.    And what could be better than Big Birdie by The Lamb & Kid paired with the most amazing fall cookie.  They are called Acorn cookies but all I see is little knit caps.  Still.  Oh, and I don't make them Gluten free.  I used unbleached white flour.   WIP:  The Lyon Sweater by Petite Knit in B ..read more

Well, the sea of Antique Flora's was all that and more.  For some reason it is just SO wonderful to twin with other knitters!  Gina did the most amazing job dying the yarn so that all the sweaters looked wonderful together!  It was raining on and off that Saturday... But that didn't stop us! {Gina, me, Sara, Stephanie, Laura} I do wish mine fit a little like the others.  Ha.  I guess I should have made the 37" instead of the 34"! Can you stand the cuteness of these sweeties?!!! Felted.  I mean!!! Okay.  SO many yarn experts, dyers, companies!  It t ..read more