Midwinter – Fun with the Back!
I have cracked on with my Midwinter cushion and sewn together two cushion panels. Wanna see? I’m really happy with these… Sewing the blocks together was very fiddley as the dots in the edging of each block made it scream if each stitch was not perfectly aligned. I have learnt that, in mattress stitch, you […]
Midwinter Cushion
Rowan have been doing a Knitalong for Martin Storey’s Midwinter Blanket. (You need to sign up but the pattern, videos etc are free) This is the pattern pic of the blanket, made up of separately knitted fair isle squares in Rowan Felted Tweed… This immediately appealed to me – partly because of the potential to […]
After the Rain – Love it!
I finished After the Rain a couple of weeks ago – Oh Wow do I love that yoke pattern! … but I only got around to doing the obligatory photo shoot today – Bad Susan! I won’t tease you – here she is… Last time I spoke to you I’d just started the yoke pattern […]
Unravel Autumn 2023 – Show ‘n Tell
Friday was was a day of SEX at Unravel Autumn yarn festival at Farnham Maltings. (That’s a “Stash Enhancement eXercise” – nothing smutty!)
Blue Things
I’ve had Blue theme the last couple of weeks – the colour not the mood! Both my latest Knitting WIP and my DIY projects are the same shade of blue!
Jelly Roll Fever
I contracted Jelly Roll fever in summer 2021. It took eight pairs of socks and a year of fun to beat my obsession with these cute little socks into remission. I still fear for the safety of my sock yarn stash. I may relapse at any time.
Misurina Done!
Once I had finished the fairisle yoke, Misurina was finished at great speed! So happy! 😍 I won’t make you wait for a photo 🙂 I am very, very pleased with her. My fears about the fairisle pattern not showing up in the cream were unfounded – I love these colours – I think the […]
Fabulous New KnitPro Gadget
I have a gadget that has made Misurina so much easier. Thrown in my bag at unravel with the thought, “Not seen that before, for £3.75 I’ll risk giving it a try”. The KnitPro Swivel Cable! I usually knit in the round on KnitPro Nova needles (The silvery metal ones)and occasionally Symphonie. For very small […]
Adventures with Jacquard Ladderback
Who is Jacquard Ladderback? A late Georgian Era, gentleman thief to rival Raffles with his fiendish cunning and skill? Fiendishly cunning and skilled is right …but it’s actually a new knitting technique I’ve learnt to help with the long fairisle floats for Misurina. (It’s usually call Ladderback Jacquard but that didn’t sound as fun 😉 )
I still haven't gotten up the nerve to steel yet. I need to do a cup cozy first so that…
It looks terrific! The two stripes really look great together.
Looking good ! x
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Really suits you Susan. Looks great. x