What is an older sister to do when faced with looming Christmas and little brothers who love handknit socks?! Why, knit socks quickly with large yarn, is what. These are for David, the youngest. The yarn is STR Heavyweight in Beryl and I’m knitting them up on 3.0 mm doublepoints (US 2.5). These are going […]
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Let the Holiday knitting commence!
Lest you think I have not been knitting, let me parade some FO’s for you. First there’s the Cleite Shawl, which I finished the spinning for as well as the knitting of. The yarn is alpaca laceweight handspun by me to about 30 wpi. That stuff was TINY! And I over plied it, which was […]
Model Knitter needed
Hi, I need a volunteer model knitter. I’ve designed the new shawl above called Cleite for Wooly Wonka Fibers Spinning Club, but I want to offer a full sized version in the shop. However, I do not have time to knit the full sized version, so I’m taking a volunteer knitter. Please only volunteer if […]
Juno Regina
The Knitty Surprise is up and you may see something you remember. May I present the Juno Regina Stole! I LOVE this piece. The yarn, the shape, the diamond motif… every bit of it. And I hope you love it as well. If you’re new here, please feel free to leave a comment, and check […]
Logan River Wrap
Hey all, remember the secret tweedy project? It’s up in the Winter 2007 Interweave Knits Preview. It’s the Logan River Wrap knit in Queensland Collection Kathmandu Aran. The design features cables, twisted stitches and a winding drop stitch pattern. As well as a self-scalloping cabled edge with short-row mitered corners that make the edging one […]
Reaching
I feel so out of touch. It’s been a couple of really shitty and crazy months. I got depressed and realized that it was my job and a few of the people I worked with driving me batshit, and then looked for another job only to discover that I had some really crazy un-packed emotional […]
Serpentine Mitts Pattern Available
Hello all, The Serpentine Mitts pattern is available for free download. Yarn: For all sizes – 1 50 gram skein of Louet Gems fingering weight. Needles: Set of 5, 2.25 mm (US Size 1) double pointed needles. Gauge: 8 stitches per inch measured over stockinette. Finished Sizes: to fit up to 7(8,9)” hand circumference. 7” […]
Knitting Guild or How I didn't make an arse of myself.
So I spoke last night at the knitting guild meeting and it went really well! There were probably… 60 people there and it was standing room only in the back. I started out with a bit of my design philosophy and a slide show presentation showing some of the inspiration for designs. Then they started […]
holding in the sighs of relief
I finished the layout and formatting for the Aspen Grove Shawl, but then in talking to my Mom on the phone, I realized that I’m teaching an intro to lace class on Saturday and I haven’t even put together the handouts yet. *headdesk* Clearly, I know what I’ll be doing the rest of the week. […]
Aspen Grove Shawl Debut
The Aspen Grove shawl is done…. and I love it. It seems when I struggle with a design, I love it all the more when I block it out and see how beautiful it really is. The shawl is designed in 3 parts*. Each of the 4 repeated wedges of the shawl begins with a […]
