Tag Archives: Crochet

Snow Washing

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I’m channeling my inner Yarn Harlot or Norwegian ancestor. We had some SUPER cold temps and very dry fine snow. So I decided at 6 pm to snow wash some of my woolens.

I started with all the wool hand knit sweaters I could lay hands on. There is my Autumn Gold, Love Note, Round Yoke pullover, and Rainbow Radiate. And a few more not pictured 🙂

And with the kids (and dog) using the knit blankets more, I decided to snow wash the blankets as well. I left everything out for about 3 or 3.5 hours before I shook out and took inside. I splurged a little and pulled out that woolen spray from yesterday and gave everything a spritz of yummy scent.

I think next up will be my shawls…..they could use a wash.

Happy Winter!!

Going To Need More Handspun

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I am still trying to work fairly consistently on this Comfort Blanket. And I’m running low on the handspun I have originally pulled for this project.

The alternating the different skeins is really breaking up the colors nicely. It can get a little tangly when I am turning the blanket back and forth. I am just concerned that this isn’t very big with what I have left. I need to do some stash diving and see what I have would have that could be added to this project.

Happy Crochet

Growing Blanket

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The 2026 comfort blanket is growing nicely.

The alternating skeins was a particularly helpful stroke of genius. It does make a lot of yarn management necessary but I think I am put my big kid pants on and deal. I realize that I have no idea how big this will be with the yarn that I have.

The good news with crochet is that I can always spin more yarn and add more later. Happy Crocheting!!

Cast On: 2026 Comfort Blanket

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2026 has started out ROUGH. Add that to short, dark and cold days and I have been needing comfort more than usual lately. I decided to work with some of my handspun.

I have had my 2025 Pigskin Party handspun on my desk since the fall and this scrappy spin in a glass jar calling my name. None of this is a consistent weight or grist. And the colors are crazy so I decided to make a granny stripe blanket using a 5.0MM hook.

I chained 150 stitches and set to work. I very quickly noted that I needed to alternate skeins to help hide the variation in yarn and break up the crazy colors. So I have three skeins attached. One actively working across and one each on each side. I pick up the new color when I reach a side and drop the active one. I think this is making it look more purposefully crazy.

And when I work on this I try to stay centered and let go of the chaos. Many vibes are being worked into this blanket!

Comfort Crochet

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Pretty sure I came home from my conference with either attendee germs or airplane germs. I feel like poop. I have a ton of everything to work on but I decided to come back to my lingering granny stripe scrap blanket.

I have added much since I last picked it up. But perhaps my method of resting with warm tea and Duke snuggles I can add length to this. Happy Crochet and stay healthy!!

Finished: Pigskin Party Blitz Blanket

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The Pigskin Party Blitz Blanket is DONE DONE DONE!

As predicted, this thing ended up MASSIVE. After blocking and drying, this thing covers my whole entire sofa. Those holes really opened up.

Pattern: Sundance Throw by Jessica Reeves Potasz (Rav Link)

Hook: K hook (6.5MM)

Yarn: Chromatic Yarns – Sturdy DK base in so many colors (Rav Link for specifics)

Mods: Omitted the fringe in the pattern.

This project contains a ton of mistakes, flubs and fixes. But it is cozy and so warm to snuggle under. I think I plan to put this on my side of the bed on top of my quilt for some extra winter warmth. I used 11 skeins totaling 2,706 yards of yarn. I scored over 650 points in the Pigksin Party KAL for this blanket.

I think I will be done with blankets for a minute and switch to some sweater knitting for a change of pace. At least until next year’s KAL….

Happy Crocheting!!

The Last Bit

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Y’all….I am down to skein 11 and the last bit to boot for my Pigskin Party Blitz Blanket!

I am now entering the phase where I watching my ball of yarn to make sure I can finish a full row of stitches. I do want to try to finish with a row of SC to make a stronger edge to match the cast on edge.

This project is super heavy and I am not looking forward to blocking this one. I am fairly certain my washing machine on the delicate cycle will be the way to go. I have a clothesline in the basement I can hang this one to stretch it out using its own weight.

Let’s finish this! Happy Crocheting!!

Starting Skein 10!

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I am committed to this blanket. I really want this done and I am honestly kind of bored with the monotony. It’s also getting very heavy and I started using blanket clips to help me flip it back and forth. And I am persevering, I am officially on skein 10 for my Pigskin Party Blitz Blanket.

I coming to the realization that this thing will be mahoosive. Unblocked and still one skein to go….this thing covers my parents patio table. This will probably end up a large throw size. I am fairly happy with the color progressions. If I wasn’t trying to clear out this yarn, I might have left out the teal and the green/yellow.

One more skein and I can check this off! Happy Knitting!!

I Think Skein 7?

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I think my Blitz Blanket has reached skein 7 out of 11. And it is now big enough to cover a small table!

I am through the yellows and greens and working back to pink in my “fade”. The blanket will book end by moving back to purples same as I started with. I had a lot of purple from this dyer, including two skeins each of some of the same purples. I REALLY want to get done with this before the SuperBowl for the bonus points in the Pigskin Party KAL.

I am motivating myself by not starting any new projects that are big. I super bad want to start another Radiate sweater by Joji and then start a worsted sweater with the Brooklyn Tweed I purchased last month.

Must crochet faster!