Yup – another online yarn tasting! Hill Country Weavers were again the hostesses with the mostest, and this time the yarn brand was Sandnes Garn. This is a Norwegian yarn brand that is now available in the US through a distributer, Mother Knitter. The tasting kits came with samples of 6 yarns, tags for labeling… Continue reading Mmm – mmm! Tasty Yarn
More progress on the Elizabeth Montague socks! Just a few more rows and I can turn the heels 🙂
Sorry for the long radio silence – busy work week! However, I did manage to get some knitting in 🙂 My Bonbori (Ravelry link) is coming along pretty well – I am on the last section! There are still quite a few rows to do, but at least there’s progress. This is a ridiculously big… Continue reading Progress Report
Still working away on the Elizabeth Montague socks – they are a pretty fun knit so far 🙂 Just a few rows to go until the heel increases start. This pattern uses a fleegle heel, which I have not done before, so I’m interested to see how this goes. I’m pretty happy with my usual… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday
Well, it’s been a week since we planted our seedlings, and mostly they seem to be doing OK. The hanging baskets and pots on the balcony are hanging in there, though they’re a little weedy at this point. But they will fill in 🙂 The plants by the walkway, however… I don’t think these guys… Continue reading Agriculture Report
From my perilously low one project on the needles this past weekend, I’m back up to the usual three! Two is the Elizabeth Montague socks of earlier post fame. Today’s start is the Patina scarf from AC Knitwear’s Confident Knitting technique club, and the technique is embroidering on knitting. First you have to knit your… Continue reading And Then There Were Three
There are not a lot of options for local yarn here in Alaska, though that is starting to change. One of the big factors in the change is Coyote Trail. The owner started the mill a few years ago as a retirement project. Before her startup, local wool producers did not have any in-state options… Continue reading Its’s Raining Yarn: Coyote Trail Farm and Fiber Mill
I finally got to start my (Rav link) Elizabeth Montague socks from Kate Davies’ Bluestocking club today! So far the pattern is very well written. They socks are toe-up, which is my preference anyway. It starts with a cast-on I haven’t used before – the winding cast-on. It was very well explained in the pattern,… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday: Elizabeth Montague
Since I finished DH’s socks earlier this week, I’ve had just one project on the needles, which is almost unheard of. It’s the Bonbori wrap, which is consequently moving along pretty nicely. I’ll be starting my first Bluestock socks tomorrow, then probably the June Confident Knitting project on Tuesday, so Bonbori will go back to… Continue reading One WIP Weekend
