Kat | As Kat Knits

Be Still Sunday

by Kat | Dec 6, 2015 | General, Making

I am singing in a Christmas Concert today so there will be very little stillness in my world.

By the end of the day though, I will hopefully be sitting on my sofa enjoying the Christmas that is all around me, with some Christmas knitting in my hands.

I just love this time of year!

Saturday Selfie, Wool Edition

by Kat | Dec 5, 2015 | General

Ahhhhh!

Pattern: Temple of Knit, Simple House Slippers
Yarn: Tahki Yarns Donegal Tweed

These slippers are the Lays Potato Chips of Knitdom, you can’t knit just one pair!

Sheepspot Montadale Review

by Kat | Dec 4, 2015 | General

I made the decision to be in only one fiber club this year, the Sheepspot Breed Club with the addition of the Breed School – it cost a little bit more, but what I am learning is invaluable.

The second installment was Montadale that Sasha got at MDSW. I saw the fiber there and it was lovely! I was thrilled to learn that I would have the opportunity to try this fiber. The fiber was dyed beautifully – I selected the Autumn Wedding colorway. The fiber was processed nicely, although there were a few bits that appeared to be second cuts. I am not sure, but they were easy to remove and I had less than a dozen of them in the first braid. However, these bits did not impede my spinning in anyway at all; I was able to maintain good consistency by removing them as I spun.

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A First Birthday, Remembered

by Kat | Dec 3, 2015 | General, In This Moment

A rare photo with my dad (complete with the perpetual cigarette he always had) on my sister’s 1st Birthday! I do not remember this at all, and I would have been almost 5 years old. However, I do remember that double weave tablecloth in blue and white – almost Delft-like and most appropriate for where we lived. It is odd the things we remember!