easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in knitting on Aug 20th, 2009
I may have been busy working for the past few weeks, but I’ve still managed to find the time to do a bit of knitting. This is the Crest of the Wave scarf, by Judith Jacobs. You can find it on Ravelry, and the pattern’s free. I’m knitting it with two different sock yarns. The [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration, knitting, shopping on Jul 27th, 2009
Shortly after I posted about my Liberty knitting print skirt I received an email from Helen, asking whether I knew anywhere that the fabric was still available. Sadly it was already discontinued when it was given to me, and its well and truly out of print now. It turned out that she only needed some [...]
I’ve had this fabric for about eighteen months, but I’ve been “saving” it for just the right outfit. First it was going to be Vogue 8470, and then McCalls 5431. Then I decided that neither of those options would be comfortable, and I couldn’t decide what to do instead. Chris Zydel wrote yesterday about how [...]
This is a knitting pattern from 1977. My sister and I (and probably my Mum and Dad as well) wore many incarnations of this cardigan over the years, all knitted by my Mum. Once you’ve stopped laughing at the extremely dated styling on the pattern cover, this is actually a really nice cardigan. It can [...]
Posted in inspiration, knitting on May 29th, 2009
This little beauty is “Trailing Leaf” by Amanda Jones, and it’s on page 66 of issue 6 of The Knitter. I have a whole bag full of Rowan Cashcotton 4 ply in a lovely peachy colour, which I think would be perfect for this. [edit] Oops – there’s a misprint, and the pattern calls for [...]
Posted in knitting on May 12th, 2009
So much for spring – it might be May, but it’s still cold enough to need a scarf. And, of course, it’s always winter somewhere in the world! I’ve just listed half a dozen scarves on Etsy, all hand knitted from Colinette yarns. I love working with Colinette, but I probably ought to try and [...]
Posted in knitting on Apr 17th, 2009
I was looking through some of my photos on Flickr, and realised that I’d never posted my tutorial for dyeing wool using Kool Aid! It’s now in the FAQ section, with my other tutorials. I dyed this one lonely ball of wool more than a year ago, and I still haven’t thought of anything in [...]
Posted in knitting on Apr 13th, 2009
It’s just as well I was able to squeeze three little hats out of my remaining wool – a third baby was born amongst my friends on Easter Sunday. That’s three babies in one week!
Posted in knitting on Apr 7th, 2009
Now that the birthday gift has been received (only a week late, oops…) I can now reveal my first Clapotis! I have to confess that I’ve been avoiding making a Clapotis for several years. There are more than ten thousand finished Clapotii listed on Ravelry, and another five thousand people with this project in their [...]
Posted in inspiration, knitting, shopping on Apr 3rd, 2009
When I posted a picture of my experimental feather & fan scarf, Sara left a comment to say that she was coveting it. I have more scarves than I know what to do with, so it’s now hers! By a happy coincidence, she’d already bought the perfect scarf pin, for holding it in place. It’s [...]