easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in knitting on Feb 24th, 2009
I cast off the Angora Leaf Scarf last night, and breathed a huge sigh of relief. I wasn’t convinced that I’d have enough yarn to get me all the way to the point of the final leaf, but I was thrilled to find that I’d made it!
Thankfully, I’d decided to weigh the first leaf. That [...]
Posted in knitting on Feb 13th, 2009
I picked up issue 2 of The Knitter yesterday, and cast on for this scarf almost immediately.
So much for all the jumpers I was going to knit before I started anything else… but I’ve had this single ball of Colinette Parisienne in my stash for ages, and this seemed like the perfect use for it.
The [...]
Posted in knitting on Oct 18th, 2008
In this case, having your photo taken wearing the latest hat and scarf that your girlfriend’s just knitted.
Paul’s not mad keen on having his photo taken, but he agreed to let me snap away just this once, so I could have a fabulously manly picture to show off the hat and scarf sets.
These hats and [...]
Posted in knitting on Oct 15th, 2008
Well, okay, not yet they’re not.
But those are the plans for this little pile of goodies from Colinette:
Isis, shade Summer Berries - 100% viscose chenille type
This one’s going to be a plain scarf, I think. It’s pointless trying to work a stitch pattern in chenille yarn, and the velvety soft finish should be interesting enough.
Tagliatelli, [...]
Posted in knitting on Oct 10th, 2008
Yes, it’s that time of year again!
I’ve worn my woolly hat and scarf two or three times now, which makes me wonder whether there are any of you out there with cold heads and necks… or maybe you have a chilly friend or relative who might appreciate a nice woolly Christmas present?
So, Hand Knit Hats [...]
Posted in inspiration, knitting on Aug 30th, 2008
This week I seem to be absolutely drowning in wool. Not that this is any kind of complaint, you understand!
A friend of mine was having a clearout of her yarn stash, and kindly passed on a few goodies that she thought I might like.
These are two sock yarns. The purple one is by Opal, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, knitting on Aug 9th, 2008
Ever wondered what an entire kilo of Colinette Point 5 looks like?
Well, now you know!
It used to be the most enormous jumper, one that I knitted for Paul a few years ago. It’s hardly been worn, so I decided it was time to reclaim the wool and turn it into something else. I’ve promised to [...]
Posted in knitting on Jun 30th, 2008
I’m in the process of knitting a variation on Colinette’s Madelene pattern. It’s in the Parisienne book, but I’m knitting it with Banyan instead. I succumbed to a bargain lot of Banyan on Ebay, and I quite fancied a loosely-knitted cotton jumper for the summer. The colourway is Neptune.
This is the back, and it feels [...]