I’ve been dying to post this one, but have been keeping quiet in deference to the designer! I recently used spun up some beautiful Fat Cat Knits Falkland fiber into a luscious singles. Around the same time a dear friend of mine, Chrissy, was asked by the owner of Twisted Fiber Art to design a [...]
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Jun 222011
Jun 212011
One: Two if by Hand, Mixed BFL, April Club “Diving Horses” Two: Fingering weight singles, ~375 yards Three: Hamamelis Shawl by Kirsten Kapur Destination: A special friend in New Zealand.
Mar 012011
A while ago I spun up approximately 440 yards of yarn from some Beemiceelf fiber. While I loved the individual braids, I was a little disappointed in the resulting yarn. I wondered if by plying the variegated with the semi-solid, I had overpowered the lovely transitions between colors in the variegated braid. Then [...]
Feb 162011
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time lately spinning towards a bigger project. 1. The fiber: (all of these fibers were purchased from Funky Carolina and are her Harry Potter themed colorways: Minerva, Snape, Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts) 2. The yarn: (The yarns were spun between October and January) 3. The [...]
Jan 252011
I haven’t posted too much this season because I have a dirty little confession to make. Come closer… I haven’t been knitting lace. I know… how could I not be knitting lace? Well I set 2011 as the Year of the Sweater so that I could work through some of my sweater quantities of yarn [...]
Oct 272010
I first saw the Aestlight pattern over a year ago. And a friend of mine did a wonderful two-toned version. As I rifled through the stash one afternoon inspiration struck and I knew what I’d use to knit my own version. Of course it took me a while to get around to it. But just [...]
Sep 112010
The last few shawls I’ve knit have been gifts, so I was excited to start a new shawl for myself. I fell in love with the Haruni pattern a long time ago, but I knit the first one as a gift. So this time I grabbed a skein of Wollmeise 100% in the Jultomte and [...]
Sep 052010
It’s been a little while since I was able to post any progress. We moved house in August and then went to my sister’s wedding and time just flew by! I did, however, finally block Merope, which I started back in July and finished the second week of August, so I’m not doing too badly. [...]
Aug 032010
Recently I found another friend that I decided needed a shawl. I spent some time “spying” on her on Ravelry a little bit to determine her favorite colors (Orange) and what kinds of things she might like. I finally settled on Merope by Romi and a skein of Wollmeise in the colorway Kurbis. Now I’m [...]
Jul 272010
When I last posted I had just started a Haruni for a dear friend. Well the knitting went lightening fast and a mere 8 days after starting I was done. I am in LOVE with this shawl. I am normally not a fan over overly lacy patterns like this, but I cannot stop staring at [...]
