For a designer it’s incredibly exciting to see one of your own designs knit by someone else. There are several test knitters currently working on the Sangiovese Stole. Maria of the Knackful Knitter blog was the first test knitter to finish her stole and graciously mailed her finished Sangiovese to us for photography. Maria used…
It’s not Friday but I do have an FO! I finished Pretty Thing, the lace cowl design by Yarn Harlot. I love the very soft feel of it around the neck. It’s a very quick knit. Obviously I’m not a long neck swan, so I think I could have done with one less of…
I had planned to take my time with Pretty Thing, it’s a small project but it’s so lovely to knit I used it as a take-along on a recent trip to/from Tulsa. The rows are short, and there are only 61 of them! The colorway is Wine and Roses (from the Merino Angora line) and while…
Last night I took a few minutes to knit a couple rows on my Very Girly Pretty Rose Thing. It’s coming along wonderful! I really like the pattern – yarn combination on this project. The softness of the merino/lambswool/angora is perfect for a cowl that will cozy up to your neck with incredible softness. There’s…
I’m really excited about this new offering of Merino/Lambswool/Angora yarn. The fibers all come from Oklahoma farm animals. The first colorways are up in the online shop and several more colorways will be added next week. 220 yards is a small skein but that little amount of yarn cozied up around your neck in a…
For those of you who have a few weeks to dedicate to a new lace project I’m seeking test knitters for the Sangiovese Stole. This is a project requiring lace experience including nupps, provisional cast on, and chart reading. I’d like test knit to be complete in 4-6 weeks. The pattern requires 800 yards of…
As a project nears completion I get this manic urge to race to the bind off. I’m likely to stay up late or forgo meals just as long as I get to charge forward toward the final row. The last few days have been like that with the Sangiovese Stole. Although actually I’ve only been…
When you happen to have the world’s scrawniest wrists you get creative with mittens to keep the cold out. My Buffalo Gal mitts are wonderful and I love ’em dearly but they are a little loose around the wrist. If it’s cold outside and the snow is blowing (like it is now in Oklahoma) you don’t…
When teaching someone to knit we often extoll the virtues of frogging (ripping out) a project that doesn’t please us or has errors. “It’s just yarn” I’ve read and heard people say and even myself proclaimed. We’ll laugh it off and say, “Rip it out and start over”, “Frog it”, or my personal favorite “Toss…
Another year closes and before I put it fully behind me I’ll spend part of today looking through my journal, looking through past blog posts, my Ravelry project folder and listening to some nice jazz. One thing apparent is that I did accomplish my goal of 10 shawls in 2010. Here is the last one…