It took a bit over a year, help here and there from friends and the loan of blocking wires (Thanks Shadowdancer!), but it’s done, blocked, and bound off (which is after blocking on this pattern). My first lace, my first shawl, and really the first thing I’ve knit for myself to wear that wasn’t a [...]

I feel so clever for coming up with that title. Here’s my chalice shawl, at about half done.  I’ll be cutting it close, I’ve used 2 of my 4 hanks of yarn.  According to the circular shawl calculator I used, I’m about 58% done.  But since my hanks aren’t the same size (learning moment) I’m [...]

Here it is so quiet.  Why? Is there no season of lace any more?  I don’t know it. But whatever the reason for the quietness is, I will show you some of what I have knitted in the last month. There was my wonderful Catshawl Jellico Cats from Sharon Winsauer. I loved to knit every [...]

After catching a spinning bug, I’m finally back to knitting.  And since spring is right around the corner, I’m back to lace. Here we have my “lacy cable knee high socks“   Sadly, I did just use the pattern name.  I’m hoping for a more inspiring name to pop to mind.  Since the socks are turning [...]

I finished my wisp. Normally, I’d take pictures of the lace blocking.  However, I’m not going to block this one.  I realized that as it is now, it fits perfectly.  Blocking would screw that up.  So instead, here’s a picture of me wearing my wisp after having just walked the dog. Hey, I never said [...]

  My prize from Crystal Palace yarns was six skeins of Panda Silk in Pearl Blue. Just a lovely yarn, which I think wants to be a lacy cardigan. And from Land O’ Lace, a skein of Kayla, 100% silk, in this silvery Tonka Bay colorway. Just gorgeous. Clearly a scarf or shawl in the [...]

Ok, a few days ago I received my prize from the wonderful Gloria. I tried my best to post about it, but the internet wouldn’t cooperate with me long enough to load a picture to photo bucket so I ha to give up and try to restrain my excitement. Four times. But now I have [...]

I got some time today to post pictures of the awesome yarn I won on the past Season of Lace. First I picked up 2gorgeous skeins of Samantha in Stitches Footcrazy Sock yarn ( 75% superwash wool, 25% Nylon) in the beautiful Lagoon Colorway.  Since each skein is 450 yards, I’m seeing either a shawlette [...]

I was very surprised a couple weeks ago to receive an e-mail that I had won yarn in the Resurrection Lace Raffle for the Summer Season. Just before Christmas I received this little beauty, a skein of Twisted Fiber Art yarn, Muse base (wool-silk), Warlock colorway, generously donated by Cathy Cate of Hither and Yarn. [...]

  I’ve been having a fling! Whew……feels so good to finally confess. Seriously though, this project has been way more fun than anything that might cause problems within my marriage and I’ve learned many new knitting techniques in the process. Let’s see, the Dainty, pink fling is made from a gorgeous yarn from Knitpicks called [...]