Spring Exhuberance Day 1
So happy to have spring flowers coming along at last!
Duplicity in Red
I recently finished another Duplicity scarf from my book Reversible Scarves: Curing the Wrong Side Blues. I made it a little shorter than usual, since it's for a very young friend. Actually when they saw me making it, the boy and both his sisters [...]
Gaugefy App
You may remember I've been working on the second level of the TKGA Master Hand Knitting Program. I'm learning to be a stickler for gauge (oh dear, I've become one of those people). In Level 2, we have to write instructions for our swatches, [...]
Frog Tree Feather and Fan
Here's a sample I made from Frog Tree's Pediboo Worsted. I was excited to get to try this yarn, since tone-on-tone colorways are a relatively new addition to the Pediboo line. Frog Tree has created gorgeous colors in both the worsted and sock weight. This is [...]
Storm Mountain Cardigan
I've been in a stash-reducing mood lately. I had a bunch of Rowan Felted Tweed DK sitting around for a pattern I decided not to make after all. What to do? Through the magic of Ravelry, I found the perfect use for all that yarn - [...]
Frost!
The recent Polar Vortex brought beautiful frost formations to my windows. I was mesmerized, seeing trees, birds and even a flower garden in them. What do you see in them?
Happy New Year Scarf
There's nothing like an easy knit in party colors to ring in the New Year. I made this Composite Stripe scarf (from my book Reversible Scarves: Curing the Wrong Side Blues) out of Feza Alp Oriental in the #13 colorway. The great thing about the yarn is that [...]