easily distracted by shiny things…
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! [...]
This is a little tunic dress, from one of my own patterns. The main body of the dress is blue organic cotton from Bishopston Trading. The yoke and assorted other parts are also organic cotton, from Kaffe Fassett’s collection for Rowan a few years ago. The pockets are set into the side seams, because it [...]
Posted in knitting on Jan 4th, 2009
Nicola came to visit yesterday, to try on the mock-up for her wedding dress. Thankfully it all went very smoothly, and tomorrow I can start cutting silk! She also came bearing Christmas gifts, which turned out to be a bag full of Rowan Colourscape Chunky. The colourways are designed by Kaffe Fassett, and mine is [...]
Posted in knitting on Sep 16th, 2008
Today I had a Day Off. I didn’t sew anything for anyone, I stayed in bed and read a good book, and I sat on the sofa and began to knit a new cardigan. Oh, and my credit card may have accidentally fallen down in the general direction of some new wool. My copy of [...]
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 [...]