I’ve been loving projects that use more than one color. There are lots of reasons to love these projects: great way to use up partial balls and leftovers fun excuse to use an unusual pop of color great reason to buy that pop of color (oh c’mon – I know you all love an excuse […]
I love making shawls. The long rows and fine yarns speak to me. And the variety too – complex lace, simple garter, lovely textures. No matter what I’m in the mood to knit I know I can find a shawl that covers it. I often finish a shawl and have no idea what I’m going […]
If you’re anything like me, you have TONS of sock yarn. It’s so easy – just one little skein to add to your cart. And look at all the gorgeous FOs with sock yarn. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that club? I’m gearing up for the next My Sister’s Knitter KAL – […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday Faves. Christy and I are going to VKL tomorrow so I had to pull together some of my favorite designs for shopping inspiration. I’ve selected mostly shawls because I have 8? sweaters-worth of yarn. That didn’t stop me from adding one design to the list that […]
I love all the creative work done by indi designers. Here is a small sampling of a few of my favorite indi shawl designers. Corrina Ferguson – I love her Seven Sheep collection. Boo Knits – her intricate lace shawls are drop-dead gorgeous. I’ve already knit her Sweet Dreams shawl. Rose Beck – her shawls […]
I’ve been on the lookout for a good shawl option for my Freia handpaints Ombre laceweight. Once I got started with my searching, I came across several good candidates. After looking at them I realized they’d be good for a variety of yarns sock yarns with long color repeats (hello Noro!) hand dyeds that pool […]