enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: in progress

  • Just two garment projects planned this month! I plan to use my February sock squad yarn (from Farmer's Daughter Fibers) to knit a pair of Hello Sailor socks (the gym sock version). And then I would love to finally use the Elizabeth Suzann silk noil fabric I have been saving for a pair of Arenite…

  • Usually, toward the start of a new year, I would have all sort of homemade garment goals. But this year, coming off a three month break from sewing and knitting, it's hard for me to picture what I want to make. So I thought instead I would set mini-goals throughout the year. Here are three…

  • Checking in with my April "projects in progress." I didn't finish anything that that I had started at the beginning of March. But I did complete a few new things. First, I made a bunch of pairs of underwear. I have seven complete and (as you'll see below) five pairs that just need elastic added.…

  • Checking in with my March "projects in progress." But first, last month's wins! I finished my harlowe pullover and am so happy with how it turned out. I changed the pattern a lot (crew neckline inspired by the cline sweater collar and then sleeves were just picked up and knitted in the round from the…

  • Checking in with my February "projects in progress." But first, last month's wins! I finished my xoxo sock. And decided not to make another one. The yarn isn't quite right and the pattern needs some tweaks but I am excited to keep playing with it later this spring. The sock on the left in the…

  • In 2018 I stopped buying clothing and starting making it! It was life changing and I don't think I'm ever going back. I am working on a post about all the garments I made in 2018 but in the meantime I wanted a record of the stuff I had in progress at the start of…