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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
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
Parallelelelelelellel…
Despite my lack of activity around here of late, I have actually been knitting. Far too mcuh in fact. My right elbow is now protesting, I idiotically kept knitting through the slightly tingly-numb phase, and am into a full on … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged amy, blue faced leicester, cowl, handspun, knit, knitting, lee meredith, navajo plyed, points, stripes, wool, yarn
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Filling my head with sparkles….
You may not have noticed in the original May challenge post, but I’m the rumbler who doesn’t already have any designing under her belt. I’ve adapted other people’s patterns, and even free-form crocheted a Manatee, but I’m yet to make … Continue reading
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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A visitor…
Now I live in a lovely neighbourhood, so I wasn’t too upset this morning when I found the back door ajar. That was until I noticed that someone had been rummaging through the book-shelves. Wierd. Hang on, who is that … Continue reading
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
David Bowie vs Tom Cruise
Oooh, by the skin of my teeth I’m squeezing in one last game-knitting project. The wonderful hat Julianna made for me inspired me to erm….. copy her completely! (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as they say!). So, I … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged amy, art-by-ana, game-knitting, hat, knit, knitting, pattern, points, stash, wool, yarn
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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
Knitters Rumble! 