Posted in Lace, Scarves on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At last! Here are the modeled shots of the Shetland Triangle! I know you’ve been a-tingle with anticipation about this so, without further ado:
I’m not sure how practical this will be – a rectangular shawl might have been better than a triangular one – but I do like the colors with this coat (which is [...]
Posted in Lace, Scarves on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Finished and blocked (and even the ends woven in)! The Blob has become a Shetland Triangle of generous proportion, all lacy and colorful. Whether it meets with success in real life, well – that remains a question.
Pattern: Shetland Triangle by Evelyn Clark
Yarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino, colorway “Indiecita”
Notes: A lovely, straightforward shawl pattern from the inestimable [...]
Posted in Cats, Lace, Scarves on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Actually, no cat was harmed during this photo session. In fact, Toby barely opened his eyes from his nap!)
The Shetland Triangle is finished, but remains in a Blob state. I’ve ordered more foam blocking squares which should arrive any day and then I’ll be able to block it – this sucker is huge! The plan [...]
Posted in Knitting, Lace, Socks on August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, a few days ago I was doing a few chores around the house, thinking about writing my next blog post (on trying to hold off a rampant case of Startitis) when I got a phone call that my Mother had had a stroke and was being taken to the hospital. There followed several days [...]
Posted in Knitting, Lace, Sweaters on August 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So, I wore the Forest Canopy shawl to work a couple days ago and – it was not horrible. No one would ever mistake me for one of those effortlessly stylish French women, but it looked pretty good – not too nana-ish and nobody laughed (to my face anyway) It did start to get a [...]
Posted in Lace, Scarves on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
OK, there was no demand, but I’m bringing you the modeled shots of the Forest Canopy shawl anyway.
I have a pretty little shawl pin (you can just barely make it out in the second photo) which is a big help keeping the shawl in place, but it’s a little too dark against this yarn color [...]
Posted in Lace on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ta da! My first lace shawl (shawlette, really) is finished. Fast! Quick! Easy! The question remains – will I actually wear it?
Pattern: Forest Canopy by Susan Lawrence
Yarn: Malabrigo Silky, colorway “blackberry”
Notes: This is a great project – wonderful instructions that are not only clearly written but are filled with lots of tips and tricks for [...]
Posted in Knitting, Lace on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was going to knit a new Cookie A sock pattern from her book, Sock Innovation, each month until I’d knitted them all.
I got through two months.
Then my easily distracted mind (oooh! shiny!) got distracted and I had a sudden and overwhelming urge to knit some lace.
The “funny” thing about wanting to knit lace is [...]
