easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in knitting on May 17th, 2012
This is my fourth Clapotis, in Rowan Silky Tweed. It’s taken me more than a year to knit it, because I kept getting sidetracked by more interesting projects along the way. I wore my Rowan Tapestry clapotis ever such a lot over the winter, but it doesn’t quite go with all my clothes. This nice [...]
I always thought it was a bit silly when people learned to knit socks and promptly gave up knitting anything else. I’ve made a few pairs for other people over the past couple of years, but it wasn’t until I made a stripy pair for myself that the bug really bit. As soon as I’d [...]
Posted in knitting on Mar 22nd, 2012
Issue 34 of The Knitter dropped though my letterbox a couple of days ago, and I was immediately smitten by this lacy dress pattern. It’s Ginerva by Louise Harding, and it’s so new that there are currently only 2 projects for it on Ravelry. (One of them’s mine!) I decided straight away that I didn’t [...]
This was something of an exercise in nail biting – would it be possible to make a pair of socks from just 80 grams of yarn? The answer turned out to be yes – if you don’t mind them being short, and you’ve got a little bit of something else to use for the heels! [...]
Posted in knitting on Feb 8th, 2012
Now that these shawls are finally finished and have reached their recipients, I can safely show them to you all! The Tulips Shawlette, above, is by Anniken Allis, and the pattern’s in Issue 36 of The Knitter. The moment I saw it, I reached for the first 4-ply yarn I could find in my stash, [...]
Posted in knitting on Feb 6th, 2012
I think this is the last project I finished in 2011. I started knitting it on Christmas Day, having been asked by my mother-in-law to bring a pair of 5mm needles to dinner with me. Somewhat confused, all became clear when I opened my gifts to find two balls of Rowan Felted Tweed and two [...]
Working weekends is a peculiar beast. I only work in the afternoons, but that leads to rather polarised mornings – either rushing around like a mad thing, or staying in bed for as long as possible. And then I don’t take time off during the week, because I feel guilty spending time on myself when [...]
Posted in knitting, Outfit of the Day, sewing, skirts on Jan 17th, 2012
In the spirit of trying to actually wear the things I make, and to wear more handmade things in general, here’s what I wore to work last Friday. (I don’t know why Paul, who is a good photographer, is incapable of taking a decent picture of me, but never mind.) Cardigan: Colinette “Cate” in Rowan [...]
Posted in knitting on Jan 3rd, 2012
Now that we’re into the New Year, I think it’s safe to reveal some of the things I made as Christmas gifts. I don’t have photos of all the knitting because I wrapped and posted it as soon as it was finished. But I made a pair of socks and a pair of wristbands and [...]
Posted in knitting on Sep 6th, 2011
I liked the Ten O’Clock scarf, but wanted something a bit wider. So I added an extra column of feather-and-fan up the middle. Then I decided that I didn’t want the edges to curl so much, so I’ve added a couple of garter stitches and a yarn over at each side. Knitted from a single 200g [...]