Archive For March, 2010
Here’s a swatch of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Geisha, in Thistle Leaf pattern from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker, before and after blocking: Isn’t the transformation amazing? From lumpy, misshapen, and obscured to crisp and bright. And now, instead of curling up into a ball, the fabric wants to drape: Ya […]
My most recent FO isn’t much to look at: it’s just a simple hat, in k2, p2 rib, in a rather drab shade of brown. Oh, but to touch it! Soft, lightweight, and incredibly warm, the hat’s made of qiviut. What prompted me to dive into my dwindling stash of fingering-weight qiviut? A friend going […]
Like many knitters, I’m on a yarn diet. It’s not that I have a huge stash, but it manages to grow faster than I can knit it. And I don’t really have room for a huge stash. Usually, I’m good about sticking to the yarn diet. I’m strong. I can walk past pretty yarn without […]
Now what?
By JC | March 17, 2010
Last fall, I was surprised and pleased when Mona of Dye Dreams asked if I’d like to design a sock for their sock club. Choice of yarn base? Choice of nearly solid colorway? Sure, sign me up! Fast forward to Stitches West, where I had a delightful meeting with Mona and Stephanie, and walked away […]