Acer Cardigan
I thoroughly enjoyed making the Acer Cardigan designed by Amy Christoffers. With lovely yarnover and cable motifs, it kept my interest. As I learn nifty little tricks to add polish to my knitting, I love to incorporate them into knitting sweaters. "Acer" knit [...]
A Simple Little Shawl
If you're like me, you sometimes yearn for a very simple project to knit. Such was the case with the Antarktis shawl by Janina Kallio. Taking a number of flights over a few weeks' time, I was glad to have this very easy [...]
Another Yummy Reversible Linen Stitch Scarf
When I see some luscious variegated yarn, I love to make the Linen Stitch scarf from my book Reversible Scarves: Curing the Wrong Side Blues . One side ends up with a woven texture and the other bumpy, with tiny pops of color. Either [...]
Shades of Fall Scarf
"Shading" Version for Fall I recently participated in a KAL where the challenge was to use multiple colors of yarn to created a "fade" effect. I immediately thought of my pattern "Shading" from my book Reversible Scarves: Curing the Wrong Side Blues. Juniper [...]
Sugar Pop
SUGAR POP I loved, loved, loved making this colorful Sugar Pop wrap from SweetGeorgia Yarns. Designer Lisa K. Ross combined a slip stitch pattern, a yarnover pattern and a lace pattern to form jaunty diagonal stripes against a bias-knit background. The design was perfect [...]
Texas Sunset + Farrand Cowl
While enjoying a Texas sunset I finished knitting another Farrand Cowl. I just love it when a project is color-coordinated with the sky! I made this for my cousin who is suffering through another Ohio winter. The pattern includes instructions for both a short [...]
Book Review: The Lambs
I spend a lot of time working with wool, yet know woefully little about the critters it comes from. I was intrigued and delighted to read Carole George's book The Lambs. Essentially a memoir, the book tells the story of the author's journey from international [...]