Last March, I posted the fiber I got from Briar Rose Fibers for the Ply by Night Ravelry spin-along. It was a mix of interesting colors, and I really had no idea how it would look spun into yarn. The colors were misted throughout the top, not done in sections like most fiber I had [...]
I recently finished blocking my Citron Shawl. I’ll have to admit that I was glad to finally be done with this one. The rows of stockinette seemed never ending. I almost gave up in the last few rows. Overall, I’m ok with the shawl, but it’s not one that I love. Even after a very [...]
Back in May on Fiber Fun Day, I made some watermelon colored batts. I’d given these batts to my Mom as a Mother’s Day present with a promise that I would take them back, spin them and knit them into something for her. I started spinning them back in July. I decided to do a [...]
Ever since the 2009 Winter Knitty came out, I’ve been thinking about Citron. While it seems that the majority of Ravelry seems to be knitting it in fingering weight yarn, I’ve decided to stick with the original laceweight. I’m using an unknown, unlabeled lavender colored baby alpaca laceweight yarn that my mom purchased She knit [...]
This shawl started with the best of intentions as my Knitting Olympics 2008 project. Could I really knit Laminaria in laceweight in 18 days? Sure, I thought. I’d take it with me everywhere, and there should be no problem. If I hadn’t modified the pattern, I think I would have made it. I had so [...]
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