Weekly Thoughts #4

This week, they're mostly about me being paranoid about the future. Whilst making the Purse Stitch Scarf, I've been measuring it up using my arms and have finally reached my second shoulder. It seems as if the more I knit, the slower progress becomes... But soon I may just have a summer scarf (on time…

Knitterly Updates #2: Current Project

I did a lot of swatching and Rav surfing during my revision breaks. Despite lots of theoretical calculating and mental swatching with my stash, I settled on a simple, free pattern from Purl Soho again. This is the Purse Stitch Scarf inspired by the Open Air Wrap from Purl Soho. I'm knitting it based on a…

Knitterly Updates #1: Finished Facecloth

Due to exams I haven't knitted as much as I would have, just picking up yarn and petting it and swatching with it occasionally. I had a small face cloth project to keep me going, though - Facecloths are my new favourite portable knitting project!    I didn't think it was possible, but I think I…

Thoughts of the Week #2

My psychology Unit 1 exam was today. I could barely sleep last night. I felt all hyped up, tense yet jittery, and got the same feeling at the end of the exam. I think it went pretty well even though a few topics I didn't like came up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the…

Gotta Love the Basics

I started knitting around two years and three months ago. Since then, I have made four and 1/2 cowls, three and 3/4 hats, two lap blankets, two pairs of fingerless mitts, a poncho, one lace shawl, two lacy-design scarves, a tote, a tiny bunny rabbit, and 98% of an improvised tank top. (I think that's everything.) You…

Wait, I need to frame this essay

A small achievement was made this week - I got a high score on a particular section of my Psychology Mock Paper. It was the section that I had revised most on, which is giving me signs of hope - the work I actually do is paying off. It seems like such a small thing…

Better Mindset

On the night of the first day of the Art Exam (it runs over two days at AS), the exam season kind of slapped me in the face. My attitude towards things last week was honestly kind of worrying - I had practically given up, and cried myself to sleep with paranoid thoughts of my…

Up-To-day-te (Up To Date? Today? Geddit? …That was horrendous I’m so sorry)

Tuesday was supposed to be Mom's extra day off work, but a few weeks ago she had accidentally booked in two (really lovely, fortunately) clients and didn't want to cancel on them, because my Mom is also lovely. So instead, she took all three of us kids to the Nail Salon, did those two appointments…

Fling –> Spring Fling Fingerless Mitts

I finished the first Spring Fling Mitt yesterday (very proud of that name. It's spring, it was a fling, and it's a fingerless mitt)... and it took me a total of about 6 on/off hours. With a bit of focused knitting a mitt could be done in as little as two hours. It really is the…

The Dreaded First Row

I properly started those fingerless mitts eventually. By 'properly' I mean 'without ripping it out after a row'.  Is it just me that detests First Rows? Mine are usually much tighter than the following rows (even though it doesn't affect my end products at all). I'm not usually into DPNs either, so doing a First Row…