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 [...]
When I was in grade 8, I adopted a wardrobe of blood red, forest green, and brown. I was trying to find my style, and these colours went naturally with my Value Village/boho leanings. I thought there was no more beautiful combination of colours. I’ve since expanded my colour choices, although I still choose brown [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rustic by Marie Wallin. I’ve not been a big fan of spring and summer knits, usually bypassing these issues of knitwear magazines (yes, even my beloved Rowan). But suddenly, suddenly it all makes sense: the drape of cotton, the nubbly handmade look of silk noile, the lacy but casual pattern. Apparently, for once, I’m with [...]
Here’s a quick photo to show that I recovered my sanity and ditched the red Fuse effort. Isn’t this much better? It’s knit in a nice, calm shade of Ultra Alpaca – soft, too. I might reuse my ball of the red Blackstone Tweed for another Rosebud – what do you think?
I love legwarmers, though it’s a look I’ve not successfully pulled off in the past. In fact, my very first attempt at knitwear design was a pair of button-up leg warmers. It was a good attempt, with nice Rowan Felted Tweed, but not a complete success: the buttons were ugly and not super functional (think [...]
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 [...]
There was a clothing store where I grew up called The Bum Wrap – it forever (mis)formed my understanding of the phrase ‘bum rap’. Anina and I have a mutual distrust of knitted skirts. It’s an unforgiving look, wrapping a big round bum (if that’s what you happen to have, like me) in stretchy fabric. [...]
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 [...]