Back in April, I knit up a sweater using the Lite Lopi pattern from The Best of Interweave Knits. I wanted a deeper yoke than the pattern called for, so I added some colorwork and did the decreases as called for in the pattern. Somehow, I wound up with too much yoke/too large an arm, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Lite Lopi, revisited
Posted in Knit sweaters, tagged colorwork, Knit sweaters, zimmermann on October 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Texture
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the spring 2008 issue of Interweave Knits, there was a pattern called “Cobweb Lace Stole.” At the time, I thought that it looked a little ho-hum. The suggested yarn, which the sample piece had been worked up in, was Jamieson & Smith 2-ply Shetland Lace, which looks to be a bit “crunchy” and uneven, [...]
Cashmere scarf
Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Most new knitters seem to knit a scarf for their first or second projects. I skipped that part. Now, one year and eleven months after learning how to knit, I’ve finally done a scarf. Yippie! I think I might have to make a few more. It’s a nice way to explore the land of [...]
Bathtime!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bathtime for Ned ends with warm towels and cuddles. Why doesn’t anyone bring me warm towels while I’m in the bath?!
Today after the warm towels and cuddling, we played hide-and-seek, interspersed with tasty mealworms. Ah, the life of a hedgehog…
Cashmere and quills
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A while ago, I posted photos of two large projects I’m working on: a Shetland shawl, and a traditional Fair Isle sweater for my husband. I’ve worked quite a few hours on both projects, with the net effect that they look exactly the same. Such is the way with large projects.
Neither project is very [...]
