November 5, 2008 – 11:32 pm
I am done with all the projects that you saw last week, but now that means I need to buckle down and work on a commission for a yarn company. Mums the word till it is released. I have been knitting away all day and had many false starts and icky ideas but I’m super [...]
October 24, 2008 – 5:30 pm
Pattern: Faberge Cowl by Nina Machlin Dayton Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted - 3/4 skein in Polar Morn
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 8 (5.0mm)
Mods: None unless you consider shorter and less beads as a mod. I bought 3 tubes of beads and ran out so I stopped. It was 5″ tall.
Facts to Remember: [...]
August 20, 2008 – 10:59 pm
I have been knitting my little heart out for the Ravelympics. I had a 24 hour late start and I had a few days of no knitting. I finished first sock Sunday night. Monday I cast on and knit my daily need to finish by the end of the race, but had [...]
August 14, 2008 – 11:41 am
I have been working really hard lately with the Ravelympics. I was so busy that I totally missed out on casting on my sock the day the Olympics started. Instead I got it on the needles the next morning. So far, I feel on track to finish on time. I would [...]
Pattern: Cattrack Cowl by Chris Church Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino 1 skein of Smoke
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 4 (3.50mm)
Mods: I created a second size to the pattern I created back in April
Facts to Remember: That twining can be slow but so worth it plus pattern development can take longer than you expect.
Things [...]
Grapefruit EUCALAN NO RINSE WASH BY EUCALAN
This weeks yarn tasting is actually a product to wash your swatches and projects in. Eucalan is a lanolin natural wool wash. It comes in 4 scents, eucalyptus, grapefruit, lavendar and natural. The grapefruit was sent as a test and I had a small bottle that I had [...]
FYI: There were no projects on the needles yesterday.
Panda Silk by Crystal Palace Yarns
7.5 sts/inch on US 2s
52% Bamboo, 47% Superwash Merino, 5% Combed Silk
204 yards. Color: 4008
Panda Silk Print on Ravelry
I am in love with this yarn. I want an entire sweater of this in a solid color which is available. [...]
Lexi not sure why something is on her head
Pattern: Kids Crown by Vicki Mikulak Raveled Here
Yarn: Noro Transitions 0.34 of a skein in color 2
Needles: US 10 (2 crowns) & 11 (1 crown)
Lexi finally relaxed enough to get this modeling gig down
Facts to remember: That scraps can make huge impacts and go a lot longer [...]
We have 2 yarns this week to play catch up from the website update and transfer.
Bamboo by SWTC
5 sts / inch on US 6s
100% Bamboo
250 yards Color: 134
Bamboo on Ravelry
I got a bit smaller of a gauge when I knit with the US 6s. My gauge was 5.5 spi. Not sure how I feel about [...]
Since we are in July and I have not shared all of June’s Yarn Tastings, we will play catch up. Here are the 2 yarns from left from June.
Samp’a by Mirasol
5.5 sts/inch on US 6s
100% Organic Cotton
120 yards. Color: 604
Samp’a on Ravelry
I love this yarn. It reminds me of the Cotlin that I [...]
