Coming along! I have three more rows before I’m done with the colorwork. I decided I’m just going to go with webbing on the lower part of the sleeves. Webbing all down one arm would look cool, but I don’t know if I would wear it as much, plus it means a bunch of complication… Continue reading Arachne KAL and Online Get Togethers this Weekend!
Happy Earth Day! I borrowed this quiz from Kathy at Compassionknit – here are her questions, my answers are below. Have you planted anything by seed this year? Were you given a tree in 4th grade for Earth Day? Did you know there is recycled yarn? Have you tried it ? Do you know you… Continue reading Earth Day Quiz
I finally got a start on my Palm Canyon sweater KAL This is probably going to progress kind of slowly, because I am making the front and back at the same time. They are the same for the initial clue, so it will save time later in the process. And also because I am rotating… Continue reading Palm Canyon – Finally Started!
My Temple of Flora shawl is moving along pretty nicely – I have a couple more pattern repeats until it divides for the fronts. I love the color change yarn – it’s lovely watching how the pattern is developing 🙂
I have a lot of random news to share, so here goes! The seedlings are still alive and thriving, we managed to find a second Jiffy seed starting tray so we could start the rest of our flowers. It was tough to find – we went to several stores before we were able to find… Continue reading Randomness Roundup
Just like zoos and museums are developing online activities for people to participate in, the knitting world is gradually moving in that direction as well. Bluprint and a few other places have already had online classes available for some time now. But individual teachers and some of the big knitting events are getting in on… Continue reading Online Knitting Fun
It is coming along OK so far! I’ve got a bit to go on the colorwork part of the yoke, and then I have a decision to make. I’m thinking about adding some spiderweb to the sleeves. At first I was thinking about just doing in on the lower part of the sleeves – maybe… Continue reading Arachne KAL
Just when you thought you had run out of interesting regional knitting traditions to learn about – Portuguese knitting! This book is not primarily about knitting in the Portuguese style, using a knitting pin and so on. It is more about unique Portuguese items to knit. Some of the items are domestic things like rag… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Portugese Knitting
Temple of Flora is moving right along! This is my second mosaic knitting projects, and it is kind of fun 🙂
Quite A Yarn 