my first sweater!

I am so so so SO happy with the sweater. It looks a little weird in the photo but it's actually really cute on. I made some alterations to the sleeves-- the pattern as written would have made HUGE, balloon-y sleeves. Not my thing. Hopefully I can get a photo with it actually on and I will list the changes I made. Did I mention I'm happy???

hold this thread as I walk away

I've started my first sweater (and have "The Sweater Song" by Weezer stuck in my head.)

No financial disaster brought on by sweater project. No, it has turned out to be quite affordable actually. This is a free pattern on lionbrand.com and, as it would go, I was at JoAnn's today for something unrelated when I discovered the yarn I needed to do this was on sale. Thus, the sweater will cost $15-- unless I have to buy more yarn... Hopefully it will not come to that.

Keep your fingers crossed.

I'm doing mine in "mushroom" instead of gray.

baby, it's cold outside

I'm looking at sweater patterns. This should be interesting... and possibly expensive. meh.

rookie win!

Helloooo Christmas presents!

I whipped up my first hat in approximately 5 hours and am so thrilled with the results. Now I’m trying to decide if I will make optional flower pins. The only alteration I made was to add one more row of fpdc/4dc before beginning the band. I have a big head and figured I would need it but I think I would have been perfectly fine following the pattern as written.
Yay! Hat success!!!

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