handmade by stefanie

At long last, I get to share the two projects I finished over Memorial Day Weekend! The  Fleece Artist Socks  are a new design I'll be releasing later this summer. I'm not sure what I'll be naming them quite yet, but of course I will keep you posted here on my blog, or you can sign up for my newsletter to be notified via email when it comes out (just enter your email on the top right sidebar)! This is just a quick shot we took yesterday before Tyler went to work; there will be a more 'official' photo shoot soon! I also finished my  Elfe  sweater, which surely must be a record for me. I am the world's slowest sweater-knitter but I still managed to make this project in under a month! The yarn, Grinning Gargoyle's Seda Sock, feels sooo nice to wear. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out: Worldwide Knit in Public Week kicks off tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I'll be going to any of the events here in Chicago. It's been a really ...

Hooray, it's WIP Wednesday! All of my projects from last week have seen some serious progress in the last week. My Elfe sweater is looking much more sweater-y: Last night, I started the heel flap on my second sock : And yet another destash sock yarn hat is nearing completion: Thanks for stopping by this week. For more WIP Wednesday inspiration, visit the  Tami's Amis Blog !

Happy WIP Wednesday! I have a few knitting projects to share this week, plus a progress report on my latest Spin-O-Lution efforts. First, my Elfe sweater is coming along nicely! Over the weekend I tried it on and decided to do a few more increases for the sleeves before binding off those stitches. Now that I have a bit of length from the armholes, I may have to try it on again just to make sure I made the right call. I finally started working on my second Fleece Artist sock - I'm not too far along, since I keep getting distracted by gift knitting/crocheting and my Elfe-in-progress, but hopefully I can get this second sock finished by the end of May so that the new pattern can come out mid-summer. That is the new goal, anyway! So what do I do when I have a self-imposed deadline? Cast on for a new hat , of course! My husband bought me some Knitter's Pride Karbonz needles for Christmas and I have been dying to knit with them. I have no idea why it took me five mont...