Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.
Winter Shawl Progress: 13/10 You know those hlls that look like they are going down when they are actually going up?
Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.
KnitPro Symfonie Wooden Interchangeable Circular Needles
(Wow - what a long title to this post.) I was struggling with my Winter Shawl project. I had purchased an Addi Turbo needle for it but the yarn and needle were not happy partners. The needle tips were both too blunt and too slippery and when those facts were coupled with an over-long cable …
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Wish I’d done it sooner
Today I girded my loins and ventured into that space that is laughingly designated "workroom" or "craftroom." It has long needed a thorough tidying session and now that I have a new large workbench to put in there, it really has to be done with gusto. I need to throw out much of the stuff …
KnitPro Simplex Chart Keeper
User review of the large KnitPro Simplex chart keeper
Note to Self
NTS: October= WIP-busting (in hand) November = How Many Fingerless Mitts can I Knit? aka Christmas is Coming, plus I Owe Some PIFs. (in planning stages) December = Get in the Sweater Groove (hmmm?) December will, I hope, continue for the forseeable future. I have a great desire to do some meaningful knitting. Plus a …
Oh! So that’s where…
And as October is WIP-busting month, I have a sock by my bedside. The much-loathed Herringbone Rib socks are (slowly) moving forward again. Now, some long time ago, I finally purchased myself a needle gauge. It is a wondrous item - it measures not only metric sizes, but also Yankee ones. Not only that, it …