Last year, I made four Christmas stockings for a client. This fall, she called me again, needing another stocking for her daughter’s new baby. She was so nice to work for last year, so of course I said I would do this one as well!
It was a bit of a rush job, because I wanted [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Santa Rides Again!
Posted in Decorative items, Finished projects, tagged santa, christmas stocking on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wheels
Posted in spinning, tagged bicycle, spinning, spinning wheel on November 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Lately, I’ve gotten back to spinning. It seems that I tend to spin obsessively for a few days, and then ignore the spindles and the wheel for months. Now I’m trying a new thing: moderation. Just spinning for a little bit, every day, focusing on smoothing out my technique.
I’m still working on some batts given [...]
Anemoi Mittens
Posted in Finished projects, tagged colorwork, eunny, mittens on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lovely pattern and fun to work. The pattern is to be found on Eunny Jang’s blog. The pattern occasionally took some guesswork and interpretation, but as is usual with this designer, the finished work is quite nice. I particularly like how the thumb is in an anatomically correct position. One of my serious gripes [...]
Cobweb Lace Scarf
Posted in Finished projects, Lace, tagged Lace, malabrigo, scarf on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In October, I wrote about a lace scarf I was knitting, based on the Cobweb Lace Stole pattern found in the Spring 2008 issue of Interweave Knits. At the time, I said that Interweave hadn’t put any good photos of the stole in the magazine, and that I was surprised to find out elsewhere [...]
