Using Noro for a sweater is one of those things. Last night I was talking to E (PokingMyEyesOut) — she is also knitting a Noro sweater — about knitting a sweater with Noro. I noted no matter how much we say, “oh, I know I can’t control the Noro, I will let it do what [...]
Read More..>>As anyone who has knit Jared’s (b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Cobblestone Pullover knows, when you knit garter stitch in the round, you end up with a visible seam at the point where the round begins (Jared’s design puts the seam at the back center of the [...]
Read More..>>Last time, I mentioned that I had frogged the original garter tunic. I decided that I wasn’t happy with the Drops pattern, but that I would swipe some of the design features of it. I thought about the yarn I had: Noro Kureyon, color 150. I thought about the recipient: notch neck, tunic length. I [...]
Read More..>>I am making a sweater for someone. This someone likes tunic length sweaters with notch necks. I already had the yarn, Noro Kureyon in colorway 150. A quick perusal of Ravelry and I discovered DROPS tunic in stocking and garter st in “Lin” (ravelry). I thought this pattern would work with the relatively understated Kureyon [...]
Read More..>>A few weeks ago, one of my coworkers lost her mother unexpectedly. I’ve been thinking about her a lot. It has been over five years since my father died unexpectedly, but those feelings never really leave you completely. I got it in my head that I wanted to knit her something. I dug through the [...]
Read More..>>Admin: A couple of people have been having problems leaving comments. Can you please shoot me an email if you are? Thanks! -=- It’s no secret that red is my favorite color. red merino Can you blame me? This is my first 3-ply on a wheel. The fiber is a kettle-dyed merino from handpaintedyarn.com/Malabrigo. It [...]
Read More..>>I’m really not much of a PINK person. I never have been. You could even describe me as the anti-pink. Yet somehow, I am awash in the pink WiPs… BSJ, top-down bonnet, and mary janes This set is just about done — I need buttons, which I hope to find this weekend (the shower is [...]
Read More..>>The second sweater on my mind of late is one I have been musing over for at least a year. This yarn has been marinating in my stash for two years — months before I even learned how to knit! — for a striped crocheted sweater. beaverslide dry goods yarn, yum I’ve since left the [...]
Read More..>>Given these (or most of these) qualities, what would you suggest: 12 balls of Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Dusky (a dark denim blue shade) 1 ball of Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Blackcurrant (a purpley-pink shade) worsted to aran gauge … (I haven’t swatched yet, but I should fall in here) 34″ chest an [...]
Read More..>>E (of Poking My Eyes Out) had a visit from GD (of Chez Davis) yesterday and had a chance to show GD all of her fantastic FOs. Except E had this to say about it: Oh look at my finished garment that I never wear … Rogue, which is like ten pounds of llama and [...]
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