September

Yummy yarn from Natalie. This  is Pentland, a blend of baby camel and silk in laceweight (800m/100g). The colour is named September. I have cast on with this yarn for The Shetland Trader’s new triangle, Flukra. Flukra is constructed in the same way as the Aestlight (of which I have made a good several so …

FO: Flambé Shawl, Fire stone and water

I wish I could recall why this shawl received this name. I am sure it would make for interesting telling. Pattern: Flambé One Skein Shawl by Michelle Miller — $6 Yarn: Machair 400 in Making Mischief by The Yarn Yard : Fingering /4 ply 70% Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere, 437 yards per 100g £16.50 …

FO: Pamuya

A bit of a cheat this one, as I already wrote about it elsewhere – but it is all that I have to offer this week. Pattern: Pamuya by Alexandra Wiedmayer of DragansVarg Yarn: 99g of  Handspun (mine) 2ply from Ashford Silk/Merino (20/80)  sliver in Peppercorns Notes: A lovely triangle, written for 4ply but very …

WIP, WIP

It is WIP Wednesday

It is WIP Wednesday

Is there an echo in here?

White and Strange – part 2

A short examination of one form of shawl construction… which may exhibit very little clarity butmakes just a little sense to myself.

Fo: A field of red poppies

My first lace shawl was an Evelyn Clark, the Swallowtail (I have knitted that twice). This is my first return to Evelyn’s designs. I like this one even more than the Swallowtail and wonder why it has received so little interest in comparison.

Details and gallery.