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 …
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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 …
FO: Echo Flower Shawl
Dancing Shadows began life pretty much as an accident. I had purchased this beautiful Gloaming yarn but was having trouble finding the right project for it. I wrote this, over on Ravelry: Gloaming is an odd yarn. Definitely a laceweight, at 800m per 100g, yet it feels like a sock weight to knit with. The …
FO: Capsicum
I cast on my Herbivore as an antidote to the Herringbone Rib Socks. I needed something colourful to lift my spirits, and a project that would be swiftly completed. I also needed to use up some sock yarn stash. Pattern: Herbivore by Stephen West Yarn: Zitron Trekking Hand Art in Tundra Notes: A simple pattern, …
FO: Quincy
An unusual chunky weight hat in a Moebius design. Quickly made and ideal for last minute gifts.