Yarn Mistrys

This post has been lingering in my mind for a while.. There have been moments where it may even have made it to the writing stage, but then was discarded. I can’t begin to tell you why this may have been, but blogging seems to have been evading me lately.

Actually, I seem to [...]

Just before Christmas 2009, I was visited by the lovely Diane and we spent a few days lounging around, relaxing and flicking through some of my knitting books. One of my reasons for wanting to flick through the books was a need to find a beautiful project for the equally lovely Kate for her [...]

Yarn: Lana Grossa Lord in 003 (red) x 6.75 balls
Pattern: DROPS 113-17 Jacket with Raglan Sleeve and Pattern on Yoke Cardigan by DROPS design
Needles: 4mm, 4.5mm, & 5mm Knit Picks Options.
Notes/Modifcations: The ribbing was done on 4.5mm and the body on 5mm needles. I worked the decreases every inch instead of 3.75”. I worked [...]

A little while ago I was approached by some lovely ladies asking if I would like to contribute to a new crochet magazine that was about to be published in the UK. I thought about it for a while and sketched some design ideas and submitted them. The one they liked the most [...]

Spring is finally here! We have had glorious sunshine for the last couple of weeks and it’s amazing how the garden is blooming.

We have blossoms on the cherry tree, there are white blossoms and pink ones and we even have some hyacinths and daffodils!

We’ve dug up a few deep beds and [...]

1. Wildcraft BFL Summer Heathlands, 2. Birthday Socks, 3. Oceanwind Knits Merino, 4. Spring Forward Socks

At the beginning of the week, I received some more Birthday goodies from Diane and they cheered me up endlessly. Working clockwise from the top right picture, you can see that I received a pair of lovely socks that [...]

You know, I think it might well be! Hooray!!

As you can see, I’ve finished a couple of things and started on a bigger project, let’s see if I can pull it through.

Starting from the right, I’ve cast on for a jumper from Inspired Cable Knits by Fiona Ellis. The pattern is [...]

I finally blocked Laminaria last week:

The FO is a pair of socks from More Sensational Knitted Socks:

Yarn: Lang Yarns Super Soxx 6310256 Reds
Pattern: Travelling Vine from More Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch
Needles: 2.5mm Knit Picks Harmony Circular
Modifications: None really. I decided on eye-of-partridge heel flaps because I had so much of the yarn, [...]

Some of the ladies on the AY forum have just started a KAL. It’s the Summer Sampler from BadCatDesigns

Now, I’ve been admiring from afar. Watching their samplers grow. Ohh’ing and ahh’ing as each section is finished and loving all the lace work. Me? I’m not a big lace person. [...]

Esmee!

And with Flynn:

Esmee is only just 8 weeks old and is another King Charles Cavalier. She’s a Ruby! We went to pick her up on Tuesday and have spent the last couple of days settling her in and making sure that she and Flynn are ok together. She’s fiesty! [...]