• Free Patterns
    • 3 way neck warmer
    • A smidge of mohair
    • Asymmetric wrap
    • Bunny cowl
    • Flecks of colour
    • Garden stripes
    • lace cowl
    • Learn to knit mitts
    • Mohair wrap
    • Motorbike muffler
    • Mottled mohair scarf
    • Quick and Easy Shawly scarfy thing
    • Reversible cable scarf
    • Strawberry ripples
    • Summer lace stole
    • Tapered scarf
    • Textured cowl
    • Two colour cowl
  • Year of Lace

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1 lace weight skein – 3 different scarves

May 18, 2013

I like combining colours and textures to get different looks.  I had a skein of lace weight alpaca/silk in a …

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A new wurm

April 27, 2013

It took me a while but it was an easy knit with only a few decrease rows.  I like the …

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2 days on the train = 1 new hat

March 21, 2013

I’m doing a training course an hour by train away from home this week.  Tuesday morning I took a circular …

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Not just a scarf

February 17, 2013

I’ve been wanting to try Dairing D-82 for a while.  It is a blend of 70% silk and 30% stainless …

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Geometry – my first saori style weaving

January 28, 2013

A couple of weeks ago I warped my loom with black cotton/linen blend.  My initial plan was for a black …

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A linen tunic for summer

January 26, 2013

Back in July I got a kit for Spring by Dairing from EGMTK at Bendigo.  I’ve finally finished it!  Just …

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A couple of minor changes

January 26, 2013

I’ve just updated the side bar on the left with 2 new widgets. The first is selected instagram photos, this …

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Progress in January

January 20, 2013

In the last 3 weeks I’ve started 3 projects and continued working on another one.  All of these projects are …

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How does it wear? Debbie Bliss Pure Silk

January 5, 2013

Garment: Cap sleeved top At time of  completion Fibre: Silk Date completed: May 2009 Tension: knitted at the recommended tension …

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A new project for a new year.

January 2, 2013

I started a new summer project yesterday.  A casual tunic in Heirloom Breeze.  I only have 8 balls of Breeze …

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Goals

April

1. Finish my Wurm

2. Get to the bust line on my v neck tunic

3. Weave a scarf that includes sari silk

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  • Not just another scarf
  • Wurm
  • O bracelet
  • felt hat
  • pumpkin cowl
  • geometry
  • spicy spring
  • The safety scarf
  • Fi's scarf
  • Lace challenge 2 - bamboo triangle

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One of my books:

Victorian Lace TodayVictorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An interesting look at lace knitting in 19th century London with patterns updated and translated into modern US lingo.

A lovely collection of shawls and scarves beautifully photographed.

I will be knitting more from this book.

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The same lace weight alpaca/silk is in all 3 scarves. Different textures, different colours, different results. #handmade #handknit

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