Now That’s Progress!
Well, despite having to re-write every line of the pattern by hand – something to do with instructions like – reverse shaping from back (which has in turn reversed shaping from another part of the pattern) I am making progress on my sweater. I block everything now before I sew it together. I never used […]
One WIP down….
I finished my wire necklace today. It doesn’t show well in the photograph, but the colours are beautiful together. It’s a bit wobbly in parts, but I’m pleased anyway. I like the way the copper and the green work together. I’ve got a spool of red, so now I’ll try red and green. I might […]
Knitting World Cup Day 1
Like my friend Pirkko, I promise not to do a stitch by stitch recap, but I thought I’d post a day 1 progress report. I was going to do it in the Nova Cotton Tie Dye, but I didn’t like the drape of the swatch for this particular project, so instead I dug into my stash […]
Well if that doesn’t “bead” all!
When we went on the Toronto Hookups retreat in April, I took a class in bead crochet. I had always resisted this sort of crochet in the past because I didn’t think I’d like it. Well surprise surprise, I love it! Not too keen on stringing the beads – mostly because I’m doing the “string […]
The Knitting World Cup
I’ll freely admit it – I don’t know diddly squat about soccer. Nor do I even like it. But any item that offers a challenge and I’m in! I signed up for The Knitting World Cup. From June 9-July 9 the idea is to start and complete a project. For me, the challenge is not […]