But I’ll try because Knitscene is going quarterly! Starting with a Summer 2011 issue, Go look, I’ll wait. Did you see it? Why I’m so super-extra-excited about this one? Anyway I’m going talk about that next time, right now … Continue reading
Regarding unraveling: The thing is, while I was pretty angry about it in the moment, I really didn’t mind unraveling. If the yarn or the pattern aren’t living up to their potential they deserve a second chance. It is far … Continue reading
I’ve just unraveled a finished cardigan. Sport weight wool, on size 4 needles. Sort of heartbreaking but it just wasn’t working on me. Anyway… Sometimes you make it work, sometimes you got to know when to let it go.
Materials: 359 yards sport weight yarn- I used 1 skein of Madeline Tosh Pashmina (75% merino, 15% silk, 10% cashmere) 360 yards per 117g skein; in the curiosity colorway (a lovely blue/purple that to me looks just like lilacs). 24″ … Continue reading
Thinking about spring always makes me dream about sewing a new summer wardrobe. Some lovely tops from the Wiksten site for starters, which I discovered reading Elena Gold’s lovely blog. Her version of the Tova shirt makes me swoon. This … Continue reading