Category: Knitting
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Socks at a Retreat
I knit the first sock of this pair at the Fiber Outlaws Spring Retreat a month ago. It was held in Roosevelt, Utah, so it was a bit of a drive, but worth it. The pattern is Socks on a Plane by Laura Linneman and is a free Ravelry download. It was a well-written pattern…
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Multi Colored Yarn Talk
Last Saturday I’d been asked to talk to the Salt Lake Knitting Guild about the best ways to use multi colored, or variegated, yarn. Because I live with the stuff, it’s easy to forget the details of its confounding effects on so many knitters. I mean, I know it can be intimidating, and it takes…
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Strandwanderer: Variegated Yarn Cleverness
I’d been eying the Strandwanderer pattern of Lea Viktoria’s for some time before I finally cast on. Having cast on, it then took a bit of knitting before I had anything to show for it. In and amongst all the knitting, I had plenty of time to think about the pattern design, (along with watching…
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Juneberry in Apricot Tart
My local yarn shop closed earlier this year, but some of us still get together to knit. This fall we decided to do a Knit Along with Jared Flood’s Juneberry. I knew right away that I wanted to use Intrepid Tulips Wool/Silk DK in Apricot Tart. It was the perfect yarn. It has a rustic…
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Ten on Tuesday: 5 Favorite Patterns, 5 Favorite Yarns
The Ten on Tuesday topic from Carole’s blog is 5 Favorite Sweater Patterns and 5 Favorite Yarns to Use. Here’s my list: 5 Favorite Patterns Nitza Coto’s Jardin Ruffled Cardi . This sweater was just plain fun. Veronik Avery’s Weekend Pullover. Stylish, cozy. I want one! Cecily Glowik MacDonald’s Breakwater. Simple, elegant, easy to tweak.…
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Knitting Stitches for Variegated Yarn
Several months back I presented a modest three-some of knitting stitches for variegated yarns. Here are a few more. Once again, let’s assume your goals are like mine: avoiding obvious pooling, barber-polling, or striping of colors. If you were to knit a stockinette swatch from your variegated skein, it might look like this first photo.…
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Pooled Infinity Scarf in Campfire
I was very interested in Sarah’s new pattern, the Pooled Infinity Scarf. After meeting up with Sarah and obtaining a skein of Intrepid Tulips Sock in Campfire, I cast on right away. I had to go up two needle sizes to get vertical striping and it took me several rows to learn how to change my tension…
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A Smattering of Hand Knit Hats
These three hand knit hats were my own design based off the Houzuki Hat (previously posted here). I used half a skein each of Intrepid Tulips wool/silk DK in Dark Orchid, a beautiful, rich purple, Dulce de Leche, a creamy caramel, and Apricot Tart, a lovely peach. I really love hats that have a band of…
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Yarn Pooling Resource List
Yarn pooling is suddenly a hot topic! I thought it would be good to build a reference list. If you’ve got variegated yarn or planned pooling books, calculators or other resources, please share them in the comments, and I’ll add them to the list! Yarn Pooling Discussions Ravelry Groups –…
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Orchid Cowl
This was also not a free pattern, but is a lovely design–the Norby hat by Gudrun Johnston . I use the half skein leftover from my Drip Line Hat and just knit until the yarn was gone. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn, so the ITY wool/silk DK knit up at a looser gauge, but the…