Although I bound this shawl off on August first we’ve just this morning taken a few photos for show and tell. Pattern: Emily Dickinson Shawl by Keiran Foley Yarn: Lost City Silk in colorway Portland Beads: Copper-lined clear size 6 from Bead Merchant in Tulsa, OK In one of her letters to Thomas Higginson, Emily…
Summer in Oklahoma can be brutal. The heat and the humidity are taking the toll on many of our farmer friends. While our field has already been harvested, Chris is working each morning (while the temps are slightly lower) to maintain or reclaim parts of the field, in the afternoon he’s been tackling paperwork or…
I thought since the Emily Dickinson shawl is garter stitch that it’d be a good time to learn to knit Continental. The fastest knitters are usually knitting Continental style. Like Mariam Tegels, she’s in the Guinness Book of World Records. I’m a Thrower, not a Picker – which is what Continental knitters are called.…
I’ve made it past the edging chart and am at the beginning of a long serious of garter stitch, but I love how the Emily Dickinson pattern is knitting up in the silk. The beads don’t show up well in this quick-n-dirty photo but in person they catch just the right amount of light. The…
Like many I’ve long enjoyed the poetry of Emily Dickinson as well as been curious about her life. The sparse beauty of her poetry shows such depth of spirit and emotion. In My Wars Are Laid Away in Books Alfred Habegger sums it up quite well by writing “Dickinson lives for us because she was…
The larger version of the Generations Stole is off the blocking wires! We took advantage of the soft light outside this morning and got a few photos before the expected three days of rain begin. Late last week I pulled out another stole to measure for length. Because I’m only five foot tall I don’t want…
Yesterday at the Farmers Market my friend Amy, came by to say hi and chat a moment. Amy, although a non-knitter understands and appreciates knitting, she likes the fibers, the dyeing and the knitting. Yesterday I discovered she likes the tools too. Whether it’s a well-sharpened hoe for the field and garden, a wicked sharp slicing…
If you’ve been intrigued by the sheer and weightless appearance of the Emily Dickinson Shawldesigned by Kieran Foley there is still time to gather your yarn (only 350 yds) and beads (a mere 273). The Knit-A-Long on Seasons of Lace begins August 7th.The unique construction of this shawl is part of the appeal – it’s…
No I’m not going to wax poetic about a carnival or the state fair. I’ve hit the mid-way point on my large version of the Generations Stole. In celebration – or maybe it was really more like curiosity – I gave it a gentle soak and pinned it out for a soft block on the…
I’ve learned something about myself recently. Okay, I may have already known this little tidbit but I’d forgotten and needed to experience it again apparently. I should not knit the same project repeatedly. My first Generations was fast and fun, but following it by casting on a second one was pure crazy. A girl needs…