Good friends know just what you need. Jacq’s package was the perfect surprise during a time when I’ve been a little uninspired with my knitting. I mean, how could I *not* be tickled to make something out of the knittery’s cashmere merino sock yarn? Plus, chocolate, tea, handmade soap, and an eyemask — everything […]
Month: July 2007
Lacy Skirt: Details
Thank you all for you sweet comments on the skirt. It was such a pleasure to knit and has quickly become my favorite FO (aren’t most new FOs our favorites though? I guess we’ll really know in a couple years). I omitted a few things in Sunday’s post that I want to add here. First, […]
FO: Lacy Skirt with Bows
pattern Lacy Skirt with Bows by Kat Coyle in Greetings from Knit Cafe yarn Claudia’s Handpainted Linen in Plumicious (3.5 skeins) pattern thoughts The pattern is great as is. My mods were just to suit my own personal knitting preferences. This was my first time knitting a skirt and can I tell you? Knitting a […]
Road to Golden: Swatching
#1 #2 I’ve knit up a couple swatches for Road to Golden (and enlarged them with some Photoshop help). There are things I like about both of these swatches. #1 is my favorite of the two, but I do like parts of the other as well. I think #2 needs a non-white color for that […]
Road to Golden: Yarn
I loved the clever use of 2 colors on the sleeves in Road to Golden when the Fall 07 Knitscene came out, but the colors are really not me. These colors though. These are me! They’re Rowan Felted Tweed in a variety of colors — too many right now. I couldn’t pare it down to […]
Marina Piccola
I mentioned a few months ago that Kate Gilbert was going to be releasing a new sock pattern soon. Marina Piccola is finally here. Originally released as a part of Scout’s Indie Swag Club it’s now available for purchase. I loved this sock the first time I saw it several months ago, and after working […]