• 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
    • Quick and Easy Shawly scarfy thing
    • Reversible cable scarf
    • Strawberry ripples
    • Summer lace stole
    • Tapered scarf
    • Textured cowl
    • Two colour cowl
  • WIPS
    • A handsome triangle
    • Butterfly
    • Fluted ribs
    • funky slippers
    • Garter stitch wrap
    • Log cabin blanket
    • Wide collared jacket
  • Photo gallery
  • Stash
  • Finished objects
    • Finished objects 2010
      • Entrelac scarf
      • Lace Fountain Hood
      • Ribbed crossover
    • finished objects 2009
      • A footy cowl
      • Bushland scarf
      • Lace Stripe Cowl
      • Mohair bolero
      • Monkey’s cowl
      • Phone sock
      • Shoulder shawl in syrian pattern
      • Silk cap sleeved top
      • Soleil
      • Sparkling burgundy
      • top-down capelet
      • Victorian Ruby scarf
      • Vixen
      • Wave wrap
    • The frog pond
      • Classic sweater
      • Green cable
      • Lacy wool scarf
  • Year of Lace

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Category Archives: colour

Playing with Noro

April 16, 2012

A few weeks ago I found this scarf post and really loved the result that she got from weaving the …

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Colour magic

March 11, 2012

A few years ago I bought a bag of Rowan Tapestry.  My plan was to make a Clapotis, the clapotis …

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Want to improve the consistency of your tension?

November 4, 2010

Knit an argyle scarf.  The slightest difference puts the pattern off.  I have unravelled the last 10 rows for the …

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Progress

October 11, 2010

Argyle scarf in progress Originally uploaded by wen1965 I love the way this is coming out.

It’s working!

October 4, 2010

2010-10-04 12.34.52 Originally uploaded by wen1965 Now that I’ve knitted a number of rows it is obvious my maths was …

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The Argyle technique with variegated yarns

October 4, 2010

I saw some scarves and blankets recently where variegated yarns were used to make argyle and plaid designs.  I read …

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One of my books:

Knitting on the Edge: Ribs, Ruffles, Lace, Fringes, Floral, Points & Picots: The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative BordersKnitting on the Edge: Ribs, Ruffles, Lace, Fringes, Floral, Points & Picots: The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative Borders by Nicky Epstein
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nice collection of edgings, both in the same direction as the body and sideways.
Cable codes were unusual to me.

Make sure to check errata.

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