It seems like everyone is pitching in for Haiti right now, and knitters are no different. There's a feature on Ravelry now for Help for Haiti, where designers donate a portion of their pattern sales to the Haiti efforts.Most of the designers have...

Just before the start of the long weekend, I finished my NaKniSweMo sweater, the wonderful Mrs. Darcy Cardigan. I modeled my sweater after the bottom-up seamless version by Wakendaknits, but added my own modifications to upsize it and change the...

(no photo yet, sorry!)My NaKniSweMo Mrs. Darcy cardigan is all knitted! It's currently blocking. Off the needles, it fit perfectly - so let's hope it didn't grow too much after its bath.If my calculations are right, the sweater ended up around 40,000...

Last weekend was the Ohio Alpaca Breeder's Association's annual Alpacafest - a festival where alpaca farmers and vendors all gather together for a weekend of snuggly soft camelids, crias, and more importantly FIBER and YARN!There were a great selection...

The first week of NaKniSweMo is up, and I'm feeling pretty good about my progress.As of Sunday night, I've finished the neckline decreases and set the body aside to start the sleeves. I've knit a total of 18246 stitches, or an average of 2280 stitches...