My first FO of the year (and let’s not focus on the fact that my last FO was a pair of socks four months ago). Pattern: Arbutus by Jane Richmond Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga! bought at Rhinebeck 2010 Mods: The pattern was written for DK but the Bugga is heavy sock weight. I changed […]
shawls, scarves and cowls
Ooh Shiny!
I’m in a Cast On sorta mood lately. And get this – none of my active projects are from Rhinebeck yarn. I did start my Color Affection but decided the shape wasn’t right for me. I just don’t use half-circle shawls. As much as I love the Citron I made a couple years ago – […]
Wedding Shawl
FO: Unbiased
pattern my own yarn springwater fiber workshop handdyed wool silk bought at MDSW 2005 (yay for stashbusting) needles US #8 / 5.0 mm knitpicks options, plus a size H crochet hook for the crochet cast on techniques crochet cast on, suspended bind off. the edges look pretty similar, but not identical. the suspended bindoff retained […]
bias scarf
One of the great things about my latest revelation is that I get to go shopping in my stash. It’s a great way to get my creativity going. I’ve had this yarn since MDSW 2005. It’s so old it’s not even in the fest stash sidebar! I think when I bought it the Clapotis craze […]
FO: dragon scarf
I wasn’t kidding the other day when I said I was trying to be more focused with the number of projects I had going at once. While there’s no chance I’ll become a one-project knitter, I am going to try to be more deliberate and committed about what I knit. I like the process, but […]