Knitting, cooking and other enthusiasms
Posted in Knitting on Nov 9th, 2009
For those of you who don’t think you can knit lace, go read our Nora’s blog post today before you say “I can’t.” Then come back here and see what I have to say about this pattern.
Pattern: Labyrinth Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark Designs (Ravelry link)
Needles: Addi Natura US 4
Started: 8/9/08
Finished: 8/16/09
Yarn: merino fingering weight. [...]
Pattern: Laminaria, from Knitty, Spring, 2008
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Lace, 100% Baby Alpaca, (437 yards, 50 grams), Color 7120
Needles: Addi Lace US 4
Finished Size: 50 inches wide by 25 inches (small size)
Started: June 1 (?), 2009
Finished: June 29, 2009
The color in the detail shots is closer to the true shade, although I think there’s a touch [...]
Sorry for the out-of-focus shot. We ate these while they were still sun-warm from the vines. One bite and they popped open with sweet, juicy flavor.
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Did you see what Claudia raised on her MS ride? Knitters are amazing, even in a down year the donations came through. Congratulations to her and all the knitters who [...]
Halfway.
This is the Labyrinth Lace Shawl (Ravelry link) by Evelyn Clark. It’s a garter stitch shawl, knit point to point, with two increases every other row until you reach the widest — the halfway — point in the shawl and then you decrease two stitches every other row.
I’m a little more than halfway finished and [...]
I used to sleep all night before I owned cats. I’d go to bed at 10 or 11 and sleep through until morning and never hear a sound. I never knew what I was missing.
A noise woke me at 3:30 this morning. Since Gus was howling to go out, I decided to let him see [...]
This is one of the most unusual shawls/stoles I’ve made and one of the most beautiful. The asymmetrical design makes it very modern and also helped to reduce the boring factor of knitting with the same yarn for months. I don’t remember when I started this, but I believe it was last fall and I [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 22nd, 2008
It seems like all I’m knitting these days is lace. That, and socks. I have beaucoup (that’s pronounced “buttloads” for those of you who don’t speak knitter) stash that’s mellowing, but if it’s not laceweight it doesn’t come out of the bins.
I’m about 100 rows away from finishing Hanami from Pink Lemon Twist. I’m debating how I’m going [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 16th, 2008
Pattern: Mountain Pines Shawl from Two Old Bags when they were still Wool You Order. They’re showcasing this pattern on their site as a “revival” pattern. Mountain Pines is knit from the center out: stitches are picked up around the 4 sides of the center square, then a border and an edging are knit outward.
Needle size: US 4. I switched needles from [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 5th, 2008
Wow, getting that first post out took most of an afternoon. Instead of posting again, I’ve been playing with the guts of this thing and I understand themes a little better and look — I even got rid of that awful blue blob that was the default header. The new header will do until I [...]
