I know, they are as common as muck 🙂 All the same, I can’t help but love knitting a Clapotis — I think that this may be my fourth, possibly fifth… Clapotis the First was knitted under-sized, in HipKnits Aran silk. Clapotis the second was smaller still, and knitted again in pure silk – this …
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FO: Mingus by CookieA
I do love a Cookie.A sock, but my, they can take some knitting time! These Mingus socks began life in August 2008… and came to fruition this week. To be fair, I think I did not have my full set of sock knitting skills at the time that I began them. I do recall that …
Believe it or Not
Well, the plan to make an FO post today about the Bridgewater shawl have failed, as it has not made it as far as the blocking mats yet. I confess that this may have something to do with the dog’s breakfast that I made of the corner grafting. It is truly awful. I am trying …
FO: Autumn Light – Aestlight Shawl
Not my first Aestlight by any means. I just love this pattern as it provides an eminently wearable neck warmer for everyday use. The garter stitch drape menas that it wraps around just beautifully. This is my fifth Aestlight – the fourth awaits some yarn spinning before it can be completed. This one sprang to …
FO: Wayfarer
My first knit to be branded as a Sanday Spinners item – all properly swing-tagged and everything 🙂 I fell in love with this pattern shortly before receiving a phone call asking if I could knit an unfussy handspun scarf for a man. Seemed to be a marriage made in heaven, to me. I had …
FO: Socks – Twisted and Herringbone Rib
Two pairs of socks completed as part of my self-challenge to bust some UFOs during August… Pattern: Herringbone Rib Socks by Kristi Schueler Yarn: Bonny from The Yarn Yard, colourway Tay Notes: Never again Ravelry Project: Tay-lor-made I was making the Herringbone Rib socks for Mr L – he loved the colour of the yarn …