Dec 3 2012

We Have Weather!

Here in sunny Southern California, that doesn’t happen all that often and frankly I rather like the somewhat monotonous continued sunshine. But the nice thing about a bit of precipitation and temps below 70 degrees (yeah, we’re wimps here!) is that I can finally don all the lovely wool items I’ve been knitting up the last several months.

This Arcadia scarf is one of my favorite things that I’ve ever knit…

Arcadia scarf/shawl

Arcadia scarf/shawl

A nice blocking close-up that really showcases the pattern…

Arcadia scarf/shawl blocking

This is a gorgeous pattern designed by Janel Laidman and one of the many lovely patterns in the first issue of The Sock Report.

I had been admiring this pattern for a while and was a bit intimidated by what looked like some complicated lace but I was very pleasantly surprised at how easy and quick this was to knit up. Certainly not a beginning lace pattern but if you have knit a few easy lace patterns then this is an easy next step up.

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And coming soon… I finished my Nanook sweater and can’t wait to reveal it in all its wooly glory although I still need to find a nice button for it. It’s a fantastic pattern. Unfortunately all the rain we’ve been having has left my sweater wet from blocking for over 3 days now. But it’s just a tiny bit damp at this point and I think it will be dry by tomorrow.

I rarely manage to actually finish knitting an entire sweater so to celebrate I immediately cast on for 3 new projects. Ha!


Nov 13 2011

Eee, Eii, Eiki

I’ve just switched my blog over to WordPress and have a lot of catching up to do…

Though I haven’t blogged in a while, I’ve actually been knitting and crocheting quite a bit. So here’s a finished piece from last May – the Eiki Shawlette. This was a fun project that had the perfect ratio of relaxing garter stitch and an interesting lace pattern – my favorite kind of knitting.

The pattern is by Janel Laidman and I knit it using the super squishy and wonderful Kelpie Fibers Taliesin MCN Sock yarn in the Zanzibar colorway.

Now I just need to figure out how all those french chicks wear these things and look so cool.