Last night at knit night, I watched my companions working away at some Featherweight cardigans (lovely, lovely things; everyone chose such beautiful yarns) and it dawned on me that Rhinebeck is only a few weeks away now, and I don’t have a sweater yet. This simply won’t do – I’d feel naked going to the [...]
There’s something about fulling knitted things that just thrills me. (When I’m doing it on purpose, that is – we’re not going to talk about that lovely cashmere sweater that now fits the dog.) The transformation is magical – you start with a big floppy wool sock that would be at home inside a clown [...]
Somebody reminded me that I’d never shown any pictures of the vintage cardigan I was working on lo, these many months ago. Naturally, I can’t do any pattern without messing with it – in this case, I substituted seed stitch for the ribbing at the hem and cuffs, and knitted the shawl collar on instead [...]
A few days ago, I found an old Patons & Baldwins pattern booklet in my favourite used bookstore. My bookseller has boxes and boxes of them; I treat myself to a rummage through one carton each visit. Most of the booklets are from the last big knitting craze of the 80′s (oh dear, the hair! [...]
The humble sock is probably my favourite thing to knit – they are simple, useful and relatively quick to make. Socks are portable; you only need to haul one skein around. You can make them with subtle yarns or outlandish ones. They can be as complicated or as simple as you like. This sock is [...]
I recently upgraded my computer’s operating system, from Hardy Heron to Intrepid Ibex – yeah, I know, those people over at Ubuntu love giving their releases funky code names. Upgrading is a pretty painless affair nowadays; you certainly don’t have to be a rocket scientist to run a Linux distro anymore. Yet… there’s always something [...]
Today I’m setting free a very simple lacy scarf pattern that I’ve written: the Pearl-barred Scallop Scarf. Here’s a picture for you (click to embiggen): The pattern is very easy – only one line of pattern stitches to memorize. It’s a great project for that single skein of sock yarn that is just too luxurious [...]
Earlier today I started a cardigan out of the Manos; the pattern I’ve chosen – Mr Greenjeans – is not designed for yarn this bulky, but it has lovely simple lines and I think it will work out fine. There is no way to hit the gauge specified with the yarn I’ve chosen, so I [...]
Two snowstorms in 3 days. We are up to our arses in white stuff around here, and I have to make one more trip out to finish the Christmas shopping. The thought of going out into that wind and blowing snow fills me with dismay, especially since I thought I was done yesterday; my plan [...]
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