I’ve only been working on Moyen for the past couple weeks. It’s coming together beautifully – I’m almost done with the waist decreases – but the daydreams of new projects are rampant. I’m loving Moyen but I need a little variety. I’ve decided to attempt to make two sweaters for Rhinebeck. After a lot of […]
PSA: Google reader is on its last days
A rare weekday post from me so you know it must be important. Google is shutting down Google Reader on July 1st. Many of you use Google Reader. I know this because almost 90% of my RSS requests come from Google Feedfetcher. That means 90% of you will lose track of all your RSS feeds […]
Zooming along
So yeah, two weeks in a row for Moyen Age. I only wanted to work on this throughout the week so I made some good progress. I just have a half a repeat left before I get to the waist shaping. So far it’s been smooth sailing. The only mod I’ve done is to change […]
Losing Count
WIPs that is. I was hooked as soon as Moyen Age was published a few weeks ago – great cables, fitted silhouette, awesome neckline. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I vowed to wait until I found the right yarn and that finally happened yesterday when I came across 4 skeins of Tosh Merino Light […]
FO: Peppermint Wish Shawl
Another week, another lace shawl off the needles. Don’t expect this to be a regular thing around here – I have no others waiting in the wings. Pattern Lilac Wish Lace Shawl by Alina Appasov Yarn Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the Peppermint colorway. I believe this color is discontinued. KAL Use It or Lose […]
Crescent Shawls FTW
I’ve become obsessed with crescent-shaped shawls. I love the combo of simple (usually stockinette) combined with lace and the occasional bead. I love me just a little bling. I blew through Mrs. Tumnus and now I’m close to being done with Lilac Wish (7 more lace rows plus a 648 stitch bind off). Since […]