Of cars and knitting…
Just when I thought I could raid my obese stash for a new project, I remembered… …In Israel, I had also started Geno from Rowan 43 (the current summer issue). “Gosh”, thinks Susan. “Israel was an unexpected knitting watershed!” To remind you, that’s this top… from this mag If you remember, I had done one […]
Oooops – I’ve Finished Another One!
Would you believe I have finished another garment??!! I kinda twiddled with this one while I was working on Frappe and, all of a sudden, it was done! This hasn’t happened to me before . Finishing almost without noticing, I mean – I’ve finished the odd garment in my time! It’s Glace of course…. …Started […]
How Could I Forget to Blog This?
I was just looking at a Knitting Forum and saw a query about Rowan Tapestry. “I’ll add my two-penny’s worth into that thread”, I thought, “Where’s those piccies I used to blog about Ben’s “Serge” jumper I made in Tapestry?” I couldn’t find the pictures. I couldn’t find the blog post about the jumper. I […]
Coffee Frappe to Go
It’s finally sewn up. As you may have guessed, I didn’t do much sewing up on Frappe while I was enslaved I mean staying with Carol last week. The rest of the sewing went without incident once I sat down and did it. So here she is finished… I think she looks rather smart. A […]
Protective Eye-Wear Required
This week I visited Cardiff to see my sister Carol and her lovely hubby Steve. I discovered Carol’s dark secret – a crime against knitting! Carol’s interest in knitting has been rekindled since I made her a gift of a kit to make some Regia self patterning socks. Carol completed them with a tiny amount […]
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…