Skip to content

Kids Book Reviews | Celtic Cast On

Recently T and I had the chance to review some kids books. Sometimes its turkey, Sometimes its feathers by Lorna & Lecia Balian This is a mixed media book, the backgrounds are actual photographs of things while Mrs. Gumm etc are all drawings. At first I wasn’t sure I liked this idea but upon reading it a second time I decided that it was pretty neat. The story is of… Read More »Kids Book Reviews | Celtic Cast On

8227281468 1d2a234c1b

For Good | Celtic Cast On

I finished the For Good Hat for T but things didn’t quite go as planned. Once I finished the ribbing I realized this hat was NOT going to fit over T’s head. Apparently I was sleeping when I cast on the smallest size knowing full well that her head is almost the same size as mine! Instead of ripping out and knitting it in a bigger size T and I… Read More »For Good | Celtic Cast On

8215053706 A6c4c0257f

Aidez! | Celtic Cast On

Pattern: Aidez by Cirilia Rose Yarn: Cascade Ecological Wool colour 8061 Size: 36″ My Rav project page It is finished and I am tres happy. I knit this in size 36 instead of my normal size 32 and it has the perfect amount of ease, Not too tight and not too bulky. I didn’t have any issues with the sleeves being too tight or the armholes not being long enough… Read More »Aidez! | Celtic Cast On

8211030489 E599ea8096

Woodburne Cardigan | Celtic Cast On

I recently had the chance to test knit the Woodburne Cardigan, Carol Feller’s newest pattern for her KAL As always I knew right away that I wanted to add Woodburne to my wardrobe and testing was the icing on the cake. It is knit bottom up with a round yoke and a modified saddle shoulder construction. I had yet to knit saddle shoulders so this was a first for me.… Read More »Woodburne Cardigan | Celtic Cast On

Yarn Along | Celtic Cast On

Joining Ginny for Yarn Along this week. I’m currently reading The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern along with folks in The PlayfulDay Podcast Group on Ravelry. I didn’t read the synapses before I dove into this one, much like with The Knife of Never Letting Go Le Cirque des Rêves, is only open at night. A circus that arrives without warning, one day its there the next day it isn’t. The black and… Read More »Yarn Along | Celtic Cast On