Making Sense of Vivaldi
Vivaldi’s construction is unusual so I wanted to show you the peices layed out before sewing up – Purcey decided to lend a helpful paw… He was quite well behaved and just observed the strangely short back… This didn’t last long… “I’ll just watch the strange shaped neck pieces….” Then I’ll kill that loose bit […]
None Too Shabby Tabby-Cat
You’ve already seen my fave piccy of me in my Tabby-Cat but it’s as bad as the Rowan Pic for not letting you see the whole garment… So I’ll show you some of the finished detail then tell you about that Icord gadget š Better picture where I’m posing with a glass of wine as […]
Whirlwind Update
An exciting, eventful month! Now to catch up with blogging it all….. I had a holiday in Skiathos, Greece (hot, sunny, lovely beach holiday), My lovely sister Carol and her husband Steve stayed in my house and “cat sat” for me while we whooped it up in Skiathos (I had to make sure my tiny […]
Thick, Orange and Fuzzy (and I don’t mean Purcey)
I just had to start something new while I was waiting for a gadget to finish off my Tabby-Cat. Tabby-Cat is all finished and sewn up except for part of the side seams where I need to sew in the ties. I really didn’t like the design of the Ā ties in the pattern – 2 […]
Difficulty Counting
My Tabby Cat is coming along well – that’s the grey, tabby-stripe jumper I’m knitting, not Purcey the new ginger kitten! He is coming along well too š I’ve done the back and front and was storming though the sleeve – it was very straight forward… …Cast on 68 stitches, do the beady edge, knit […]
Tabby Cat
Lots of you have asked about the cream cardigan I was wearing in the Ā knitting film. You were also curious what the grey thing I was knitting was! First the cardigan I was wearing…This one… It’s called Joy from Kim Hargreaves Nectar book and is made in Rowan Denim. I call it my Honeymoon Knit […]
Fallen off the Cracksilk Wagon
I’ve fallen off the wagon in a big way – The lure of Rowan’s Kidsilk Haze was too much for me to resist. My long struggle with Cracksilk Haze addiction Ā has been well documented on this blog: KSH ShameĀ – Where I found I had nearly all the yarn for the Earthstripe wrap in stash. […]
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 […]
And I Had Most of This In Stash!
I think my mojo must be well and truly back because I think my next project isĀ gorgeous! Here’s a clue…You should be able to guess the yarn at least (if you know my stash š ) From Modern Quilt Wrap So did you guess it’s Rowan’s Kidsilk Haze? What else would be such a “Mojo […]
Taking Classes – Cracksilk Haze
What a busy week – and most of it knitting related š I have a back-log (back-blog? blog-log?) of blog posts for you – I just need the time to photograph and write them up – this beats struggling to find something interesting to say about purple square no.93! Part of my busy week has […]
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…