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Blue Sky Alpacas’ Organic Cotton (l-r: Bone, Espresso, Willow, Sage) Thirty stitches. That’s how many I cast onto my size 9 (US) straights. Thirty stitches. If you do the math, that means I’ve got quite a few possibilities for texture and pattern blocks to make up my scrummy organic cotton throw. So far, I’ve combined […] If something called Dream In Color “Baby Lace” landed in your mailbox, along with silver lined beads? If you suddenly realized that, if your design IS accepted, you’ll have to knit like the wind but you have no pattern? You swatch. With your vague idea and an arsenal of needle sizes as you try to […] If we’ve chatted for more than five minutes, it would become apparent that I have quite a few interests. Alongside history, languages, travel, social justice and politics lives my life-long interest in fashion. Oh, the incongruity! Anyway, as I was going through my daily reads, I found this item at The First Post: Wonder Woollens. […] Although he can’t quite get the fingers right just yet, Jack is three years old. He was a perfect little gentleman for taking time out from opening presents to model his birthday hoodie for me. It’s not as roomy as I would have liked, but Jack’s mom assures me that he’ll be able to […] I realize my last few posts have clearly not be of knitted items. I even recall stating that, though I had begun Mona sock number two, it was unlikely that I would be posting a sock progress shot. As you can see, I’ve had a change of heart – mostly because I feel the need […] Mad about knitting, But pain’s return gives me pause. All projects? Full stop! The lovely yarn taunts, The hanks, heavy with promise Of gifts left unmade. Lisa Souza Merino Sock, Mountain Colors Bearfoot) […] |