Take Jacqui (on Ravelry) for instance. Foster mom. Posh Yarn lover. Knitter extraordinaire. Out of the blue she offered me a hank of Posh’s lace weight yarn out of her stash. I could have my choice. She’d mail it to me. And she didn’t want any money for it. Above and beyond. The post office […]
Last week one of my favorite LYSs, Newton’s Yarn Company, had a sale. A big parking lot sale that’s usually referred to as Christmas in July. I was there first thing Saturday morning. To get the best selection. Though I have in the past, this year I didn’t even look at the stuff in the […]
The shawl for Karen is done. Blocked and everything. It’s huge. But then, I wanted it to be. It’s a full 88 inches across, and 43 inches high. Karen will look elegant dressed in black and wrapped in this shawl that glistens and twinkles when the light hits it; the beads will sparkle in candlelight. […]
I’ve been knitting furiously on the red shawl for Karen. I only have 24 more rows to knit before I bind off, and get to block the finished shawl. We’ll see how far I get today. It’s possible this thing will be blocking by the weekend. Woot! I’ve been having such fun knitting this that […]
Pattern: Grandiflora, my own devising. If you’re an official member of Summer of Socks 2008, be sure to get your free copy of this pattern, while you can. Pattern is written up in two sizes: women’s medium and large.
Yarn: Fingering weight sock yarn. Model knit with Bambino from Chameleon Colorworks, in Figgy Pudding, 1 […]
Huge thank yous to everyone who voted in my poll late last week. The results were decisive. Algernon got 68% of the votes, which worked out to ten votes more than everything else combined. Lee (sadly blogless) thought that they should be called Oscar, and Mikki came in after the poll closed with a vote […]
The Tenaya mitts pattern is officially done. Just this evening I received the all-clear from Denise (sadly blogless, but here on Ravelry), my dear friend and test knitter.
The pattern is set, and ready to go. You can purchase it here on my blog, or on here on Ravelry, whichever place you prefer.
Thank you, […]
I finished the first Posh yarn sock yesterday afternoon. Yes, I immediately cast on for the second sock—don’t want those needles to get relegated to some other project, and not get this pair done.
So far in the naming poll, Algernon is leading, with Uncle Jack, Earnest, and Other trailing far behind. Someone voted for […]
I’ve been a busy little designer this morning. I worked on four pending patterns, their write-ups and charts. It was a little confusing now and then when I forgot what I was doing. Eek. Got it all straightened out, though. Charts are in the hands of test knitters near and far. I even printed out […]
There’s a lot of fiddling that goes into designing knitwear, even something simple like mitts that are mostly stockinette. My Tenaya mitts are a case in point. My dear friend Denise (blogless, but here on Ravelry; mitt pictures are here) is helping out by test knitting this pattern for me. She’s had some questions, needed […]