I am still around. Knitting? A little. No spinning. What does that mean? Nothing to blog. Why have I been so sparse? A combination of the holidays, my job, the Caps recent homestand and the fact that I have been living at the ice skating rink. Unless I learn how to pause time, I don’t [...]
Read More..>>This is a few days late but I am recovering from the fun company we had for Thanksgiving, a chest cold turn bronchitis, and a bruised knee (slamming one’s knee into the boards on ice skates is not something I recommend, in case you were wondering). Thanks to A (of Soapbox) who picked up this [...]
Read More..>>I thought I had decided on Jamieson’s DK for Eunny’s Deep V Argyle Vest. Then WEBS sent me a catalog and I noticed one of their weaving yarns, Shetland from Harrisville Designs. It is supposedly a sportweight, so I thought I would be able to get reasonably close to the proper gauge with it. It [...]
Read More..>>After last week’s less-than-spectacular swatching results with the Knit Picks Merino Style and Gleek’s comment about how thick Merino Style is stranded [aside: all stranded work feels thick to me, so I'm really glad she pointed it out!] I went looking for other yarn options to try for Eunny Jang’s Deep V Argyle Vest. I [...]
Read More..>>I went from squinting at the Rogue hood cable chart to reading boxes on a colorwork chart! deep v argyle vest swatch for Ronald McDonald knit picks merino style I am planning to make Eunny’s Deep V Argyle Vest for someone as a gift. I planned to use Knit Picks Merino Style in Cinnamon and [...]
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