The princess in me tells me that shawls are to be worn gracefully. My mother is graceful and I hope I’ve inherited just a little of it. She swoops in every few weeks and snaps up my latest sample with definite plans to wear it to her next social outing or to church….she does wear them well and [...]
Aug 182011
In a spate of finishing, and blocking, I’ve got 2 projects to show you guys. 1st up: Wings of the Goddess Pattern: Eala by Renee Leverington Yarn: Jaegerspun Zephyr, Copper Colorway. Approx 1100 yards Secondly, my Kohl Sangiovese Stole. Pattern: Sangiovese by Lost City Denise *wavies* Yarn: Lost City Oak Barn Merino colorway “Amy [...]
May 312011
I’m making substantial progress with the lace this time. First of all, I finished Damson 3 weeks ago, but was waking for my swap partner to receive it. I think at this point I can safely say Royal Mail have lost it, so here it is. I think it looks quite like a caterpillar! Secondly, [...]
May 092011
I cast on Damson a couple of days ago in a lovely green variegated superwash. I honestly did not expect it to go so fast! I’m only 10 rows from the lace panel, so there’s a pretty high chance that this’ll be done by the end of the week. So this is my cast on [...]
May 032011
Oh, I forgot to tell you that I’ve started the Sangiovese stole by Denise *waves* from Lost City Knits. Of course, I used her Oak Barn Merino in the Amy Winehouse colorway. It’s a lovely dark grey, which I’m tempted to buy a lot of. It’s perfect for gifts. The colors in this picture are [...]
Mar 232011
Hello, since my last post I finished two more lace projects. First one was the Wedding-Peacock from MMario. I knitted it as half circle instead of a full circle. I used 1250 yards of fine cashmere I won several seasons again. Its measurements are 190 cm to 85 cm. It weight is 80 g. Then [...]
Mar 212011
This is going to be my next PI sweater: If you look you can see the cotton thread that I’m using to mark the sleeves!! This was the sweater I finished before this one: This is the front And of course a front has to have a back: This is a prayer shawl that I [...]
Mar 212011
I have been making lace this season, in a small way. And pondering various grandiose ideas (because in my head, not only am I a better knitter and a better spinner, but also, I have far more time). The grandiose ideas are along the lines of a giant handspun Orenburg-type shawl in a Wensleydale/silk two-ply [...]
Mar 202011
I can’t believe I waited so long to post this photo. I finished Hey Teach on March 12, and here it is. That’s about all for now. I’m still working like crazy to finish my mammoth editing project and beginning three more all to be finished in the next two weeks, so I have not [...]
Mar 092011
Well, I finished the Progressive Shawl from Baxter Knits. I’m so glad that I won this pattern, it made an absolutely gorgeous shawl. Don’t you agree? It blocked out to almost 7′ wide and just over 36 inches long; I’m still getting used to the way lace blocks. I wanted it to be a bit [...]
