Points Tally:
Emily: 280
Julianna: 231.5
Amy: 229
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Yummy Socks
Fun fact of the day: Did you know that dinosaurs love to much on hand-knit socks? These were a bit of a variation on my usual toe-up after-thought heel vanilla socks. I wanted to add a bit of texture to … Continue reading
Super Fast Shawl Knitting
I started this shawl on a Wednesday and finished it on Sunday. That’s right, it took less than one week to knit. The combination of a few different simple lace charts and larger yarn and needles really made quick work … Continue reading
Violet Handspun Yarn
This yarn was spun from organic Merino wool that I hand-dyed in shades of blue and purple and then carded with some milk fibre and firestar (nylon sparkle) on my drum carder. I just recently acquired the firestar and wanted … Continue reading
Julianna’s New Design
Designing this pattern really stretched me out of my comfort zone and I’m so happy it did! I’m grateful for this month’s challenge to design because it pushed me to design in a way I hadn’t before, to stretch myself … Continue reading
Julianna’s Design Prototypes
The concept for my design has been floating around in my head for months, now. It started with the idea of a leaf. After researching a bit about leaves on wikipedia, I found out that the leaf shape I was … Continue reading
Posted in Designing, Knitting
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Blueberry Swirl Handspun Yarn
Going out of my comfort zone and spinning this yarn woolen-style was a challenge for me. It took me a long time to get the hang of spinning woolen and before this, I had only really done it for short … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning
Tagged baby alpaca, blueberry, handspun, merino, silk, wool, woolen, yarn
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Bella’s B-day
It was my niece, Bella’s, birthday recently so of course I had to knit her something. After I gave her the presents (fingerless mitts and a headband), I scooted her outside and told her “Knitters do lots of crazy things … Continue reading
Purple Socks
My knitting hasn’t been working out, lately. It’s not that I haven’t been knitting, it’s just that my projects haven’t been turning out the way I want them to. The choices I’ve been making matching patterns to yarn haven’t been … Continue reading
TV Hat
I finished my first “Game Knitting” project and I’m really happy about how it turned out! In the comments the other day, Amy expressed a desire for a hat big enough to fit her – how could I refuse such … Continue reading
Spinning Milestone
I’m super proud of my latest handspun yarn! It is a 3-ply fingering weight yarn spun from a braid of Turtle Purl (etsy, artfire) hand-dyed Merino wool. The big skein is just under 400yds and the smaller one is just … Continue reading
Knitters Rumble! 