The Snowbird cardigan has been depressing me mightily. It is surprisingly difficult to work on. Aran weight yarn? Thick needles? Stocking stitch? It should have been easy!
In practice…
Monthly archives: May 2010
FO: Lórien
Lórien was an entirely ad hoc project; I had sorte dout all my projects for the Colourmart Lovers competition KAL and suddebly realised that I needed a ferry knitting project (I’ll discuss the blanket another time.) I had seen the Lórien patterns a while ago on Ravelry a nd it sprang to mind as a candidate. I cast around for some stash to knit it with and my eye fell upon my weaving basket…
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WIP me nimble, WIP me quick… (or, if this is Belgium it must be…)
This post almost didn’t get written today. I could have sworn that it was Tuesday…are we in Belgium yet? (ah, the sweet smell of frites…) Sorry, on with the business of the day: Knitting is definitely out of the doldrums and making headway with a stiff breeze behind it. The breeze in this case being …
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Fo: Winter Shawl
A very belated FO post — this shawl was completed ages ago but blocking was deferred.
Mere photos cannot do justice to the handle of this garment. The yarn is so smooth and almost silky – soft, warm, and plumptious. The finished article has both heft and drape – in fact, it almost has sproing. I so wish that I had a crinoline to wear this shalw over. It just begs to be draped in the crook of the arms and dangle over a full skirt…
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WIP it quick
I’m all at sixes and sevens today, courtesy of a very long phone call this morning. Everything is behind, so I shall be brief. The Colourmart Lovers thing begins tomorrow and I have been lining up my projects in readiness. The two new ones do not count as WIPs for today, and you shall see …
Stop Press Muse.
Sorry. Still at sixes and sevens here. The house guest is departed but the virus lingers on. Would it were the other way around! Inspiration has been distinctly lacking in these here parts – as life took over for a while and knitting time was at a premium. Somehow I completely lost interest for a …