handmade by stefanie

It is with great excitement that I declare: Tyler's scarf of doom is done! Though you can't really tell in this photo, he's pretty happy with how it turned out (as am I) and I know that he will use it for years to come, which makes it worth the while. But knitting a pitch-black rectangular scarf is most definitely a labor of love for me, one that I will do for precious few other people in my life. Those that know Tyler are aware that pretty much everything he wears is black: shirt, pants, socks, shoes, hoodie, messenger bag...you get the idea. He did manage to come up with a good contrasting t-shirt for the photo shoot, however, which I greatly appreciate! The cable pattern is reversible and was quite easy to memorize - plus it made the monotony of knitting a never-ending scarf quite bearable! If I ever had to knit another rectangular scarf again, I would certainly have this pattern (the Pavement Scarf from Brooklyn Tweed ) in my top 5 list of patterns to consider...

I had a pretty productive weekend in just about every way: I ran some errands, got a few household chores taken care of, baked cupcakes, and even managed a little "me" time at the spa (something I should really do more often). Of course, I found some time to knit and crochet, too! I've made quite a bit of progress on the Terra Shawl - as you can see, last night I started the edging, and there was a fortuitous color placement where both plies of the handspun were suddenly all the deepest shade of teal. I love it! Of course, it is now at that too-big-to-fit-on-the-needles-and-be-photographed stage, so I'll just share a close-up of my favorite part: I also hit the halfway point on Tyler's scarf, but it's too overcast today to get a decent photo to share - you'll just have to take my word for it that it's coming along! The most progress was made on my #HKKAL project, however! On Friday night, I finished the last of the granny squares, and I spent a ...

Today's post will be filled with FO's I've been meaning to share with my dear readers for quite some time.  Hope you're sitting down for this! I realized there are some projects I made for holiday gifts that were never shared here as FOs, only WIPs.  The first among these would be the crazy rainbow socks I knitted for my husband, Tyler, who made one casual off-hand remark about wanting some crazy-colored socks and then promptly forgot about it.  Of course, I didn't, and immediately ran out to purchase the brightest skein of sock yarn I could find.  Yarn:  Zauberball Crazy Pattern:  Tsunami by Judy Sumner from Knitted Socks East & West I also knit my grandmother a pair of socks every year for Christmas.  She loves them because not only are they unique and knit with love (awww!), but they also don't compress on her ankles the way store-bought socks do, so they are infinitely more comfortable for her to wear.  You may recall seeing thes...