And lots of it! The shawl yarn arrived yesterday, completely soaked through. I obviously couldn’t leave them in balls, so I skeined them. I ordered them from Knit-Purl because she sold the yarn by the gram. I ordered 190g for each shawl. However, this system doesn’t really work the way you’d expect. They get the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Works in Progress'
Aaaand we’re back…
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Works in Progress
I got home from England exactly a week ago. It took me a few days to be able to knit again, but I’m back in the swing and brimming with ideas and projects-to-be. Firstly, I mentioned in my last post that I was unhappy with my Leaf Kimono Top. Let’s just detail WHY I’m unhappy [...]
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Doomed
July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Spinning, Works in Progress
Yes. That’s what this yarn is. Utterly doomed – or it least has a very big problem with me as its knitter. For this problem, I don’t wholly blame the yarn. It’s just indicative of the luck, or lack thereof, that I’ve had knitting with it. Sorry for the duplicate picture (used the same one [...]
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A mish-mash…
June 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Spinning, Works in Progress
I’ve been busy! Last weekend I finally finished my first “real” handspun. This is before washing, so the plies are less balanced here than in the final product, but this shows off the marling nicely: It would be an act of comedy to attempt to measure WPI on this – it is every and all [...]
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The great sock experiment…
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Works in Progress
So I started on those little balls of Koigu in the absence of inspiration to work on the cursed mohair sweater. What do we think? I think it’s looking ok so far! The four yarns are blending fairly evenly, and the effect is quite subtle. The only complaint I have so far is the odd [...]
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Revontuli – Progress
May 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Works in Progress
I might as well post this while I’m at it. Look at the pretty colours! It’s going so quickly. I don’t even WANT to knit anything else until this is done. My childish brain is endlessly entertained by watching the very slow changes in shade as I reach each new part of the spectrum. I [...]
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A little inspiration…
April 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Works in Progress
I haven’t had much to say lately because I haven’t been knitting much. Nothing was very exciting. Each night I stared at my UFOs and just didn’t have the desire to knit any of them. The raglan sweater needs its second skein wound, a simple enough task when you’re gung-ho to do it, my Anastasia [...]
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Some quick pictures
April 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Spinning, Works in Progress
I have a finished Janet Lace Shawl, unblocked: I haven’t figured out HOW I’m going to block it yet. I still have a few ends to weave in, so I don’t know if it’s better before or after blocking. I ran out of yarn on the cast off row…but luckily a nice person on Ravelry [...]
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In which I meet the Yarn Harlot
April 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Update, Works in Progress
I can finally join the ranks of thousands of bloggers before me and make the obligatory post of when I met the Yarn Harlot. I was very lucky to have a friend who works in midtown that was able to get there early enough to save me a really great seat in the second row. [...]
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A photo post
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Finished Objects, Works in Progress
I was just looking through my FO’s on Ravelry and realised how many little projects I never blogged or never posted finished photos of. Pattern: The Do-It-Yourself Peasant Cap from Melodypants (Ravelry link only until she finishes her website) Yarn: Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk in some lilac colour Really easy, and I love it. The [...]
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