Major Knitter's Boot Camp

It's Not Easy, But It's Simple

People make things so hard. They complicate everything. Then when they want a change, they want instant gratification. They want a magic pill. Guess what? There is no magic pill. It turns out you got to do the work.

But I'm here to tell you that it's as simple as diet and exercise (or as I prefer to think of it: nutrition and movement).

I don't spend hours each day working out, sweating, running and lifting weights. I don't obsess about every little thing I have to eat. I have my at-home workout videos I follow (I'm doing a program now that is a mere 30-minutes a day) and a really well-rounded whole food-based nutrition plan with tons of nutrition and REAL food (not food product) that I eat. Water, protein, vegetables, healthy carbs, fruit, and healthy fats. Plus I get my daily dose of dense nutrition. That's all there is to it.

I do the same habits every single day.
It's not easy, but it's simple!

Claire's Herb Garden Gauntlets

You know that I'm a HUGE Outlander fan.  I'm seriously obsessed with all things Outlander.  In fact, my Rent Collecting Shawl was published in the Highland Knits pattern book by Interweave Knits a few years ago.  I was so excited.  The patterns are fun for cosplay and all, but there aren't many things from an 18th century period series that I'd wear today. 

Except these.  Claire's Herb Garden Gauntlets designed by Carol Ruhl.  While they're just tubes with an interesting cable pattern, these gauntlets are my very favorite pair of fingerless mitts, gauntlets, muffatees, whatever you want to call them.  I just love them.  In fact, I have knit 9 pairs of these gauntlets.  

I like to make them as gifts for my Outlander friends.  I think they're a perfect accessory for cosplay or for wear in the modern world.  In fact, I love wearing them in the inter-season (that time that's not quite fall and not quite winter - but chilly enough for gauntlets, but not quite cold enough for gloves or mittens.  I also love wearing them around the house when I'm just a bit chilled.  I can get all my work done on the computer, without wearing gloves.  When I'm all warmed up, I take them off.

The pattern is well written and easy to follow.  There's a great graph for following the cable pattern.  I recommend investing in some scrumptious yarn for these gauntlets.  They will make them that much better.  

Red, White, and Blue

It's been a long time since I've knit a pair of socks for myself.  I'm of a certain age where I'm hot all the time, so the idea of wearing wool socks just hasn't been very appealing.  But I enjoy knitting socks.  

 

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Here's my classic inverted sock pose.  It's not pretty.  I'm lying on the floor with my legs in the air, holding onto my phone and contorting myself to get a good picture.  

That first "ballet" pose looks the best.  This pose looks a little awkward.  

Sometimes it's fun to be a little silly.

Did you ever imagine so much went on behind the scenes when taking a selfie picture of hand knit socks?

Now you know!