How Many Sleeves?
There’s a regular “joke” in our house that goes something like this… Ben: “How’s the knitting going? Are you nearly finished yet?” Susan: “Quite well, Thanks Honey. I’m on the last sleeve” Ben: “The last sleeve? How many sleeves are there? !!” Ben walks away chuckling to himself and Susan rolls her eyes…. Then, of […]
Top Secret – Declassified
Do you remember, way back in March, how excited I was to be knitting as sample for KnitOnTheNet? I first blogged it in “Top Secret Project – Shhhhh“. The big downer of the project was that I couldn’t show it to you until the book it was for was out (understandable really!) Guess what, A […]
Fast ‘n’ Stripey
Once I’d finished my Hedera socks I needed some commuting knitting. I was mean to Ben. Look, Ben. Look at this lovely ball of yarn. You’d like a pair of socks in this WOULDN’T YOU?? “Urmmmm”, said Ben, looking scared “Is ‘Yes’ the right answer?” I graciously agreed to make Ben a pair of socks […]
Have you knitted a loo seat?
Forgive me readers for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my blog post… I’m kinda convinced life is out to get me – just when I thought the dental trauma was sorted, I caught a heavy cold and have been knocked for six. All I’ve done is sleep, and drag myself into […]
Purple Scarfery
Well I said it was quick! 😀 I’ve finished my “So Called Scarf” already. It was a great travelling knit until I got onto the second skein on Manos. Then it was too big to fit comfortably in my handbag. I then had to do more of it at home. Mewsley decided to “help” me […]
Even More Emily Blunders
Remember Emily? How I told you about how I’d gone wrong with Emily in this post ? Well, I have a day off today and had planned to get Emily sewn up. The sleeves were done and I had used the long drive to and fro my friend’s at the weekend to knit the neck […]
CrackSilk Haze. I Can Stop Any Time I Want….
I’ve just visited a friend of mine who describes herself as a “Yarn Collector”. She is honest that she doesn’t always intend to use the yarn – she just wants to have it. Pet it. Stroke it. Love it. Of course, part of my visit was being proudly shown her new acquisitions. It was a […]
My So Quick Scarf
You may or may not know about “My So Called Scarf”. It’s a free internet pattern by Allison Issacs available from Imagiknit. It seems like everyone who has seen it has had to have a go and has loved it. Add my name to that long list! 🙂 My lovely sister Carol made me a […]
Hedera Training Complete
My Pink Hedera. I can’t believe these have taken 4 months to complete. I suppose they have never been my mainstream knitting, relegated to being a handy small thing for trains and planes. As they have been done entirely when I’m on the move I consider them “bonus knitting” from otherwise wasted time. But finally, […]
What Knitters with Stash, Fear Most
When I started my second Hedera Sock. I was irritated to find 4 or 5 points in the yarn where it appeared that one strand of the two had broken – lots of joins at the start of the sock 🙁 I dismissed it as a manufacturing problem. Then when working on Emily, I had […]
I would have, but I was terrified it was full of moth lavae. It went straight in the dustbin!
Its a real shame about your tumbling blocks cushion. The rest of it is still so pretty I'd be tempted…
The fronts look just fabulous, and the back calculations and planning are quite genius!
I am in awe of your skills Susan. Looking forward to seeing the finished mistresspiece. x
Oh my goodness!! What am amazing job on creating your own back design. I still haven't tried a steek yet…