When my mind drifts back to May of 2014 it is filled with frolicking lambs, large waves, a guild meeting with new friends, plus my first visit to Jamieson & Smith in Lerwick, Shetland. Our typical travel luggage for international vacations is one backpack and one small daypack each. This accommodates the essential clothing for…
STITCHES Expo at Home offers people access to the best teachers and vendors, and I am teaching two classes in June. STITCHES is known for their top-notch events, and these virtual shows allow access to everyone, regardless of location. I’m teaching Take Flight – Knitting Your First Lace Shawl as well as Shetland Sky, Sea,…
It’s that time again! This past Friday the official 2021 Shetland Wool Week knitting pattern ‘Da Crofter’s Kep’ was released. It was exclusively designed by the patron for two years running, Wilma Malcolmson. You can get your copy HERE. Last year’s Katie’s Kep was a huge success, and I’d say that Wilma has knocked…
In the last video and blog post I demonstrated how I was knitting two sleeves at a time with steeks on one circular needle on my Autumn Colors Fair Isle cardigan. Now it’s time to cut the sleeve steeks and graft the seams of the sleeves. This video shows the prep, little as it is,…
As Fall, or “hairst” as Shetlanders say, rolls around each year knitters have a lot to be excited about. ‘Tis the season for some of the big wool festivals in the US – most of which happened virtually this year. It also marks time for many of us who love traditional wools and designs to…
The Killabrew Vest There are six miles of gravel and blacktop road to the nearest four way stop sign from our farm. That’s Lost City, and from that intersection Killabrew Road winds east along the Fourteen Mile Creek bottom. The Killabrew Vest uses Jamieson & Smith jumper weight yarn. It is worked in the round from the…
How it happens ……… Next week Lost City Knits will release a new design, my 39th pattern since May 2010. In the past ten years I have come to understand and find comfort in the ebb and flow of my design process. There are always new ideas popping into my mind. Some make it, and some…
I don’t know about you, but with the pandemic I’m doing a good bit of stress knitting and sewing. I pick things up. I put things down. I have two sweaters on the needles and yet decide I need to knit a hat. I sew another dozen PPE masks and decide to start a new…
Rarely do I knit straight from a pattern without making it a bit more personal with modifications. The first modification I made to my Wave Cardigan was to work the ribbing with two shades of blue (FC15 and FC14) instead of the three shades of brown specified in the pattern.After I finished knitting the bottom…
The Wave Cardigan is the primary reason I bought the Knit Real Shetland book. I’d pondered it for years and decided early last fall to just jump in the water. Once I made the decision I was quickly putting together a kit for myself. (There are a few kits on the LCK website too.) …