alpaca ascot

Last year I was gifted with two skeins of hand spun alpaca from England. I love the earthy, oily feel of handspun yarn; and the slight unevenness and the occasional straw bits.

Playing around with the yarn told me that garter stitch was its friend. Naturally, I made a scarf. This is the first incarnation [...]

knitting lesson

We Call Them Piratesdone!
One thing I’ve learned about knitting is that if you haven’t quite mastered a certain technique or stitch pattern, you will eventually; and for me it happens after many hours of practice. I let all my mistakes and sloppy tension remain in the hat because if I had ripped and re knit [...]

in progress

I’m not spring cleaning, or fall cleaning rather I’m procrastinating and finding all sorts of personal knitting projects that need finishing or beginning…this one’s from Rowan #38 (2005) Pattern: Knotty Yarn: Elann.com Peruvian Collection Highland wool color #2519held together withLouet Sales Kid Mohair, color Fuchsia
For some reason I can’t seem to stick with it, after [...]

slouchy cardigan

Slouchy CardiganSource: Greetings from Knit CafeYarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Sport Weight 100% Alpaca color #30, 10 skeinsUS size 7(4.5 mm) needle
I modified this one by omitting the hood and adding a collar. I didn’t exactly plan to do this, though I had it in mind that I might not wear a hood and then decided [...]

sock talk

Tuesday night after a feverish knitting spree I grafted the 28 toe stitches and studied my work. Hmmm, the foot looked very small. I’m making these for a friend with small feet (US size 6 1/2 shoe), but the length from heel to toe was around 7 3/4″. For myself, socks fit well at about [...]

SPC

Pomegranate plucked from a friend’s tree a couple of days ago. As soon as I cut it open and saw the garnet seeds my appetite awakened. I love the taste of sweet juice with a bitter core. And, the thought of people enjoying this food for centuries, just as it is off the tree, inspires. [...]

some knitting love

I got a new book, just because it is pretty but also because it has good information; though the sock I’m knitting isn’t from the book, it’s a reworking of the greenish knee socks. The yarn is Lorna Laces in Bee Stripe #202 colorway but don’t you want to call it Absolutely Halloweeney?

Finally, finished [...]

Holiday knitting

I have two scarf patterns in the Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2007 issue. Candy Stripes Kerchief is made up with luscious angora in fun stripes and the
Huckleberry Ascot is worked in Blue Sky Alpacas melange.

There are a lot of great designs in this issue. I’m going to try to find the time to knit [...]

my book!

Last week my advance copy of Boho Baby Knits arrived at my doorstep in a beat up box. I was so nervous to look inside. But was thrilled to find what I did. A beautiful, real book.
Here are some peeks at the back cover and inside.
A good friend of mine said when she saw the [...]

stranded

Pattern: Socks from Ivo from Andean Folk Knits.
After I finished the Fancy Silk Socks I thought for sure I was done with socks. I loved them but was tired of tiny stitches going around and around. So, I picked up an old project I had started before the summer heat made it difficult to have [...]