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Akoya WIP
The story continues! From inauspicious beginnings and a false start, this yarn seems to be fulfilling its destiny. There’s quite a lot of stocking stitch, which had threatened to be boring, but the pattern has enough detail to hold my interest and I’ve been … Continue reading
Wednesday WIP – another sock
It has been a while since I mentioned a sock … Fear not – there’s always a sock in progress! This is my go-to pattern – a simple shape that supports the self-patterning yarn texture, with a slipped stitch heel … Continue reading
Wednesday WIP – Second Chance Saloon
Remember this? Rescued from its previous incarnation, this yarn is rising from the ashes! Its new destiny is Akoya by Carol Feller … a neat design, with enough pattern detail to be interesting, without being too complicated. (The safety pins are my makeshift … Continue reading
Knitting my own comfort blanket
What I really mean is … Knitting IS my comfort blanket. (The photo shows the current status of my Hap Blanket by Ysolda Teague, worked to a loose tension/gauge in a self-patterning yarn, Drops Big Fabel Print, on 9 mm needles) Some … Continue reading
Wednesday WIP – the home straight
The second sleeve is almost finished – this Work in Progress is heading for the home straight! It’s Hallett’s Ledge by Elinor Brown, and I’m knitting it in Drops Lima (65% wool, 35% alpaca) in a dark sand colour from Wool … Continue reading
This week’s Wednesday WIP*
(* WIP = work in progress) So close, and yet so far! The knitting is almost complete; the finishing line is in sight for my latest project. The pattern is Olivette by Sandi Rosner, available via Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olivette), and the … Continue reading
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