Icon Progress – We Have a Front!
My progress with Icon is storming along although I’ve had some minor hiccups along the way – and I’m ashamed to say, the hiccups were all my fault! So let me show you how far I’ve got then you can LOL at the stupid errors I made. I have one beautiful, unpressed, front…photographed in true […]
Being Bad…
So Heligan is at the “reknit the top of the sleeve and sew it up” stage – not my most favorite part…. And I have sumptuous new projects begging to be started from Ally Pally… And I a weak and weary from fighting off this stupid cough/cold/flu/bronchitis type thing… So have I diligently finished […]
Heligan Mishap
You must be wondering how Heligan is going…. She has been slow going – mainly because I’ve not had much knitting time – she is an awful lot of moss stitch! I have finished knitting all the parts though š She is currently laying on my dining room table having theĀ bazillionĀ ends tidied, neatened and tugged […]
Tension Hell-again with Heligan
GHAAAAAAAaaaa! šæ You know I said I had gotten to the armholes on Heligan? There was a helpful line in the pattern which said, “If row tension is correct, back will measure 25.5 cm from cast on edge…” I like notes like that in a pattern – they let you know if you’re on track…or […]
Heavenly Heligan
I was going to tell you about my latest finished garment but it is currently waiting to be pressed and sewn up and is looking like a very uninspiring, messy, navy blue heap!Ā Hmm – I guess that also means it’s not actually finished either š Iāll leave the navy blue heap until I have […]
String of Expletives
āString of Expletivesā ā¦Do my non UK readers know what it means? A String of Expletives is an outpouring of several very rude words and curses, one after another. That explains my recent knitting experiences perfectly. It also would make a great name for a knitting blog with the pun on āStringā!! The Blanket Jacket […]
It Looked so Much Better in the Picture…
SoĀ rememberĀ I mentioned the cardigan thing I wasn’t sure about? I am now sure – it’s hideous. I snaffled up 14 balls of Rowan Silk Twist in the sales to make the Blankey Jacket from Rowan Silk Twist Classics. This pattern… From Blanket Jacket from his book… From Blanket Jacket I was a little surprised when […]
Been Busy Yak Shaving
Ohhhh ! There has been so much going on around here and not much of it knitting š The short and snappy list goes like this… Starting my new job – going really well, Thank you š Stopping Ziggy falling in the pond (!) – once so far… Starting to get Kitty to come out […]
Graciously Permitted to Knit a Scarf
I’ve said before how Ben doesn’t feel the cold. Ā He rarely wears a jumper and only wears gloves, and hats when it’s several degrees below freezing. Pretty frustrating for a knitter š We’ve had several conversations like this over the years, Me: “Ohhh, look at this lovely man-scarf pattern. Can I knit it for you?” […]
Irresistible Yarn
When I saw a bag of 10 skeins of Louisa Harding’s hand dyed Grace Silk DK for a silly bargain price of Ā£2.90 a skein I couldn’t resist. Just look at it…isn’t that pretty? From Beatriz Silkwool I eagerly started to look for a pattern to use it… Hmmmmm Actually – there’s not that much […]
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…