Last time we spoke about the leaf lace shawl I was waxing the praises of the white cashmere merino laceweight. And it’s true — this yarn is to die for. But I should know better. When I put down a project for months on end, something’s wrong and I’m avoiding it. In this case, the […]
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Something Different
Olympics Update I faced facts last week and decided that while I like my olympic sweater, it is not meant to be for these olympics. I was finally able to cast on for the Falk version on Wednesday, so there’s just no way it’s going to happen. Rather than torture myself with it, I’m just […]
No Alpaca For You!
You knew it was too good to be true, right? Swatching success, colors looking good together, a pattern all mapped out and ready to go. By Sunday morning I was able to do some decent knitting on the sweater. It was chilly all weekend so I had been wearing a fleece hoodie and some pajama […]
Olympic Swatch
Designing color patterns is hard. Really hard. At one point I had every stitch dictionary and knitting magazine I own spread across the dining room table (you all do this, right?). If I could only merge this stitch pattern with that color sequence and that there border, it’d be perfect. The exercise was very helpful […]
Not Just For Grandmas Anymore
I’ve been feeling rather unexcited about Rowan 39. The crazy hair, the make up, the (what do you call that?) headdress. In fact, today’s post started out with a “not so impressed” theme. But as I looked through the pics again I realized — there’s a lot of possibility in there. Sure, I’m not going […]
Olympics…Bring It On!
Thank you all for the suggestions last Friday! I was shocked at how many of you commented. You brought up a few yarns that were new to me and I’m excited to try them out (Polo and Tahki Willow come to mind). There is one that I won’t be using and that’s Calmer. I know […]