Archive for February, 2007

Shetland Tea Shawl Project

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

When I ordered the yarn for the Sivia Harding for Knitpicks “Hanging Garden Stole”, I also ordered 2 skeins of Knitpicks Shadow in Oregon Coast for the Adamas Shawl, but I wasn’t crazy about starting a triangular shawl. So I ordered 2 more skeins of the same color, and decided on the “Shetland Tea Shawl” from [...]

I think I finally have a sock pattern that works…

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

I made the Opal socks (in the gallery) a couple of years ago, and while I love them, the fabric is not at dense as I’d like.  Those were knitted on a size 3 needle, so I decided to go to a size 1 for my next pair. I started out knitting cuff-first using these directions, [...]

My latest all-time-favorite sweater

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Peace Fleece Coup d’etat cardigan, in worsted weight Zarya Fog.  A pleasure to knit, even better to wear! My only complaint?  On the Peace Fleece website, they show a model who is probably wearing a sweater 3 times larger than what would actually fit her.  I like oversize sweaters, so I was disappointed to read [...]

Done!

Monday, February 12th, 2007

The stole is done!  Now, I haven’t been working on it since my last post – I stopped knitting sometime in June, picked it up again just after Christmas, and have several finished projects to show… Sivia Harding for Knitpicks Hanging Garden Stole, done in Alpaca Cloud, color Smoke Heather.  It finished 72″ long, which [...]