Pattern: Cinnibar Pullover by Kate Gilbert, published in Interweave Knits Fall 2007 issue. 40.5″ size Yarn: Elann.com Peruvian Silk (10.5 balls) Needles: US Size 10.5 clover bamboo circulars for the linen stitch and size 6 Addi Turbo circulars for the stockinette. Modifications: The increases on the placket pieces were being worked in increments of 6 […]
Miriam Felton
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Blue Waves
Thanks for all the great comments about the shawl! I’m glad you like it! Amongst the shawl knitting and the being stalled with the shawl knitting, I knit a pair of socks. Pattern: Mock Wave Cable Socks from Favorite Socks Yarn: Regia 4-ply with wee stripeys. From The Loopy Ewe, included in my Loopy Groupie […]
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 […]
Horrah for the return of pictures!
To christen the newly returned camera, I blocked the alpaca Seraphim Shawl I’ve been studiously ignoring since I finished it in July. Pattern: My Seraphim Shawl pattern, available through the store here. Yarn: Wild Geese Fibres alpaca, 90% natural black and 10% dyed blue. The skein had 1300 yards and I still have a pretty […]
"Boring Socks" are boring no longer
Pattern: Basic stockinette sock worked over 68 sts with 20 rows of k2p2 ribbing at the cuff, a reinforced heel flap and a round heel, and a 2.5″ 4-pointed star toe. Yarn: Fleece Artist Merino sock in the colorway “Mahogany”. Purchased from Sheri at The Loopy Ewe a while back. (p.s. buy stuff from Sheri! […]
Finished Tilia and Answer #1
Don’t forget the contest! E-mail me your answers to those 3 questions in that post and I’ll put you in the drawing for one of three prizes. #1 What is your dream job and why? My dreamjob is hard to describe… I’m pretty good at making myself miserable at any job I do, but if […]
2 FO's and a bottle of rum… Arrrgh….
I knit a LOT this weekend. I am waiting for some yarn for a contract piece with a deadline of June 15th, and I thought it would come on Friday, but it didn’t. Nor did it come on Saturday… so when I finished the shawl on Friday (see below the cut), I thought I’d just […]
Wool for Art
I have finished Joey’s trade socks 🙂 Pattern: Made up toe-up sock with short row heel and k3p2 ribbing knit until the yarn ran out. Joey has size 10.5 feet, so the cuffs aren’t terribly long. Knit at the same time on 2 sets of double points. Yarn: Regia 4-ply Gray Blue Mouline, 2 skeins. […]
Full Mitten Disclosure
Thank God the post office came through and my package from Terri showed up on my doorstep as promised. Terri’s book is wonderful! It chornicals the history and evolution of a specific brand of Norwegian knitting that centers around a town called Selbu, who created a glorious and varied culture of mitten knitting. The book […]
Boudica Socks
Finally I can show you some knitting! I have finished the socks for Anne and they are SO lovely! May I present Boudica Socks. These socks are named after Boudica, the rebel Celtic queen who fought the Roman Empire after they refused her daughters’ claim to the throne of the Iceni people. A Celtic knotwork-inspired […]
