It’s been a busy knitting week! Once I finished my Celtic Mist shawl, I got a start on Ambah O’Brien’s Supernova MKAL. This is clue 1 done and the first 2 rows of clue 2. It’s kind of an abrupt change from the first yarn to the second, and I was kind of doubting my… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
The pattern is Celtic Mist (Ravelry link) by Vanessa Ewing of Cape May Fiber. This pattern was an MKAL, and the last clue just came out last week, so the full pattern will likely be published shortly. The yarn is Cape May Fiber All American Alpaca. The pattern clues were each different gansey-style texture patterns.… Continue reading Celtic Mist Done!
My next project, starting as soon as I finish Celtic Mist, is Ambah O’Brien’s Supernova MKAL. I know – I just got done with a KAL with her earlier this year (Mini-Munch) and will likely do another a bit later (if she does a Halloween MKAL again). But this one sounded so intriguing I couldn’t… Continue reading What’s Next?
Fans of slip stitch or mosaic knitting may want to check out a brand new book on this topic, Mosaic Knitting Workshop by Ashleigh Wempe. The book starts with good discussions and illustrations of knitting in general and using slip stitches in particular. The projects themselves start very simple and progress to more complex patterns.… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Mosaic Knitting Workshop
This week has been a busy one! I didn’t have a lot of time to knit, unfortunately, but did still make progress on all the WIPs. I got a start on clue 7 of Celtic Mist. I’m hoping to get it finished in time for the final clue release on Monday. The pattern is little… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
Two active projects on the go this week, and both of them I am knitting along with friends! Celtic Mist shawl MKAL (Ravelry link) has been going for a while now, with new stitch pattern sections to knit each week. This was week 6 of 8, though the designer recently promised a 9th bonus stitch… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Knit One Below is not a new book, though it is new to me. This is one of those books that does an in-depth exploration of a specific technique. The technique here, as the title implies, is periodically knitting into the stitch below the one on the needle and picking up both that stitch and… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Knit One Below
Quite A Yarn 