Sweater Weather is upon us! In this video Denise highlights a few of her favorite sweaters – not just the ones she’s designed or knit, but some that have grabbed her attention. Below is a list of links – Kookaburra Wash Plotulopi Yarn Crystal Visions Pullover Lettlopi Yarn Barrey Hiking Vest Afmaeli Lopi Book…
We’re quite excited to let our customers know that we are now including Einband, the laceweight Icelandic wool, along with Plotulopi and Lettlopi in our offerings! This is a great little yarn in a wide range of colors. The yarn is a single (that means it’s not plied), but that single has a nice firm…
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,…
When I choose a new knitting project I often ask myself if there’s anything new to learn. Now, I’ve been knitting a few years but by no means know it all. One of the reasons I chose Betts Lampers Autumn Colors Fair Isle cardigan was that I was curious about the construction at the shoulders.…
My 40th Lost City Knits pattern in 10 years is now available! Milo & Maize is a yoke pullover knit from the bottom up. Its simple pattern of plants dancing around the neck was inspired by rows and rows – miles and miles – of grains dancing in a gentle breeze as we drove through…
When I began working the sleeves of my Wave Cardigan I decided to add a single sideseam stitch, which I always worked in the first color of the band. This helps disguise the typical jog that appears at color changes when working in the round, and disguises the waves that do not line up once…
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.) …
Denise’s latest is the Crystal Visions Pullover, knit from Plötulopi Icelandic yarn. This unique fiber makes the sweater both incredibly light, and also vary warm — warm enough for Icelandic sheep. The idea for it came about during a light snowfall here, as flakes piled up on our pasture. Denise used two shades of blue to…
If you’re both a knitter and an Instagram follower you probably already know about Fair Isle Friday or #fif as it’s hashtagged. It’s quite fun to search a hashtag such as #fif and see all of the great colorwork that’s being knit across the globe. Knitters are besotted with colorwork and I’m no different. Yesterday…