Month: June 2013
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Knitting Stitches to Show Off Variegated Yarn
What knitting stitches to apply to that glorious skein of yarn that found you last weekend at your favorite store? If it’s a multicolored hand-painted beauty, that’s far from an idle question. Here’s a little collection of simple, small repeat patterns perfect for things like socks or mittens, where ginormous complicated patterns don’t fit well.…
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Ten on Tuesday: Things I Want to Do This Summer
“Summertime….And the knitting is easy…..” Walk on Lake Superior beaches Finish a couple malingering sweaters Add to the blog series on variegated yarns Watch ore freighters move through Sault Ste. Marie locks (Yep, trip home is in the works!) Eat strawberries Work in the garden – weeding is done, but there’s mulch to spread Drink…
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Ka’ana Shawlette
This is my favorite project with Intrepid Tulips Wool/Silk dk so far. I used Lamb’s Ear for the main body of the shawl and Louet Gems Sport in Bluebird for the lace portion (though I could have also used Intrepid Tulips Wool/Silk dk in Sapphire.) The Ka’ana Shawlette by Jennifer Weissman is another free Ravelry pattern and…
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Sweater in Variegated Yarn
Here’s the final result of the sweater knitting project I’ve been telling you about in recent posts. You can see it’s got the same outlines as Cecily’s original Breakwater pattern, but I’ve completely changed the texture of the material, and the sleeves are shorter what with only two skeins of yarn to work with. I’m…
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New Summer Knitting Yarn
New knitting yarn is up in the shop! It’s been a while in coming, but here are colors to keep you cool at the pool and warm at the campfire. Available in both Sock and Cashmere Sock, these yarns make marvelous light sweaters and shawls as well as socks!
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When Variegated Yarn Calls #2
Variegated yarn driven projects cry out for some thought in the post-purchase, pre-cast on phase. In the last WVYC post, I wrote about looking at a skein of variegated yarn and thinking about the implications of it’s design. (I don’t know about you, but the ooohing, the aaahing, and the purchasing don’t necessarily involve thinking.)…