I’ve finished the 2nd of the Fine Donegal shawls – that I started here. This is the first one I made. I’ve got to make another one in this colourway, now that I’ve finished the pale green one. The subtlety of the colours in this yarn are beautiful. This the 03 Soft Grey colourway but […]
When these gorgeous new colours of Rico Soft Merino Aran came into A Good Yarn – well I may have got slightly obsessed. It’s not the first time I’ve used this yarn, nor the last. There’s a beautiful array of colours, it’s supersoft, pure merino, good yardage and a decent price too. I’ve got tons
I got my spinning wheel out last week. It’s been quite some time since I did any spinning because my schedule has gotten a bit hectic. I had a bit of a craving to spin though. I finished what I had started – not good practice to leave singles for as long as I did
The Woolly Wormhead Mystery Knitalong 2014 has started. I started mine as soon as it was out on Saturday morning – didn’t have a lot of knitting time Saturday but it was done by lunch on Sunday. I won’t post a picture, as I know some people like the surprise. If you are interested in
Sirdar’s Heart & Sole sock yarn is really lovely. I’ve made a pair of socks before. They’ve just brought out a new colour palette and the stripes aren’t quite as thick. I used the Clever Clogs colourway (love the names of the colours – there is also a Pigeon Toes colour! I may just have
Ok, so if you hadn’t noticed, my pattern was published in the latest issue of Knitty. I decided to make Nachtfalter, which is also in this issue. I love garter stitch and it’s a quick and easy project. I used King Cole Baby Alpaca DK in meadow. It was a really quick knit and the
This blog post is a wee bit delayed. I’ve been away on holiday in Yorkshire, which happily coincided with Yarndale, so I dragged Mr along. The bunting was still up this year but has now been accompanied by lots and lots of mandalas. It really did look fantastic. It was a lovely day and my
I’ve made a start on my Fazed Tweed jumper but my attention span at the moment is very short. I keep on moving from project to project. And it gets worse, more yarn… I do have a project in mind. With my pattern being in the latest Knitty, I had a good look at all
My pattern Ticklepenny, that is in Knitty Deep Fall 2014 issue, uses knit to purl yarnovers. See the panels of leaves down the side of the socks… The normal way of doing this can make a yarnover which is larger than a purl to knit yarnover. When they are near one another then it can
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Some very exciting news. I have a pattern in the latest issue of Knitty.com. I’ve known for awhile and been desperate to share the news. Here’s the Ravelry page. The pattern is called Ticklepenny and it’s for a pair of socks. The yarn weight is not one that is typical for socks. Instead of using
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