• 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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Category Archives: knitting

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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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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2012:UFOs off the needles and in use!

December 28, 2012

This year I managed to finish five garments that were started a long time ago: The wide collared jacket was …

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Black & white

December 15, 2012

I’ve finished 2 shawls for myself recently. The first one is a black woven shawl. I doubled the warp but …

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Its been a while…

November 25, 2012

I haven’t written a post since October so here is a bit of an update. First up I got out …

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A simple scarf in 3 yarns

October 12, 2012

I had some left over lace weight and a skein of natural mohair.  I had Kid Silk Haze and Mayhem …

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A summer tunic

August 28, 2012

I have just started Spring by Teresa Dair.  This is a one size tunic so I needed to make it …

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Give up your day job? Not likely…

August 18, 2012

I was told the other day to give up my day job.  Here is the economic reason as to why …

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2nd project completed

August 1, 2012

My hat dash entry has crossed the finish line.  This used one skein of 8 ply baby wool that I …

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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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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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