Guys! It’s winter twist collective time, and Uji is in it. You’ll understand my great pride at having my design included when you see what a beautiful bunch of patterns Twist has put together for this issue. Instead of writing about the design, I’m going to tell you about the yarn in this post. It’s [...]
Here’s a new pattern. Last Christmas, I made a scarf for my Dad from a nice soft bulky weight yarn. I made it in a manly brown, and I made it reversible – including the cable. If you don’t know already, let me tell you that reversible cables are just as easy as the one-sided [...]
You guys. I’ve missed you. It’s been a busy four months, most of it not particularly pleasant or bloggable, but here are some highlights: I finished a new design and shipped off the sample for publication. It’s good and wintry and that’s all I can tell you until November. I took a photography course on [...]
What to say. I’m still knitting, but on a pattern for publication. I managed to squeeze in a Rikke hat, to fill my hat void – it’s a good one. I’m in that crazy-making, impatient limbo between winter and spring, but this year it’s compounded by a house hunt, a new job, and the loss [...]
Only three months late, I present to you: Max! My Halloween costume. Which I wore to work, only to have a red rashy forehead after an hour or two of wearing. I don’t recommend wearing lopi yarn next to your skin, and I’m not one of those “I can’t wear wool” sissies, either. I love [...]
I love me a good cardigan. This is a pretty good cardigan. As I mentioned before, I thought I was a genius for designing this cardigan, except that…I didn’t. But it was fun to make, especially with the cables on front and back to keep it interesting. The shawl collar was a feat, using almost [...]
Rain. Grey clouds. These three words sum up one of Vancouver’s two seasons pretty well. And it makes it hell for photos when you only shoot with available light, like I do. I really do have a backlog of knits to talk about, but it’s no fun to post without photos. Christmas gifts, given and [...]
When I got my first skein of Shelter yarn in the mail earlier this year, I was disappointed. It was rough and plain, for some reason not what I expected. When I finally cast on for a Rosebud hat in December, I had doubts that anyone would want to wear such a bristly fabric. But [...]
Ok, it’s not that cold here yet. But I’m ready. Last winter, ears cold, I had the shocking revelation that I only have one toque/beanie/winter hat. It’s a ratty old crocheted thing that I bought in the university SUB about, oh, five years ago. I’m almost embarrassed to write this. For all my knitting, I’ve never managed [...]
Whoops – time to get this project up on the blog; Alexa beat me to it and it’s already up on the Urban Yarns blog! What a generous post, I’m very flattered. I’ll just give a few more details: I saw a Duck Soup sample at another yarn shop a few years ago, and have [...]