Author: Backstage Knits

Lover of knitting, theater, food, books, music, religion and tea.

Sing a song, a travel song

The title of this post is a reference to a song from Shrek the Musical, which (fun fact!) was the first show I ever saw on Broadway. I figured out what I’m bringing with my on my trip across the country! I wanted some things that were interesting enough that could keep me engaged on…

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Progress!

Thanks to a productive weekend (well from the standpoint of knitting, I didn’t really do anything), I have finished the knitting on my Telegramme sweater! I’ll be blocking it tonight, putting on the buttons this week, and hopefully taking some nice photos this weekend. I’m excited to explore how and where I take nice photos…

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My first FO post!

Time for my first finished object post! This is the Hearth Hat I talked about in my last post. Here are some more details. The pattern has not been released yet so I linked to my pattern page. Pattern: Hearth Hat by Rachel Boulahanis Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted Solids and Heathers in colorways 0218…

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Cast On – Hearth Hat

I’m currently in a weird state with my knitting – I have one big project I’m hoping to finish (Telegramme Sweater) but don’t really have anything else I’m excited about. I have a bunch of sweaters I want to knit, but nothing I feel like I must knit. My languishing WIP pile is large but…

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