Other than some socks I am starting for DH, my only current WIP is a new pair of mittens The pattern is Burnished Mittens (Rav link), the July project in AC Knitwear‘s Confident Knitting club. They were designed by Lily Kate France, and are an enjoyable knit. The technique for this month is Vikkel braids,… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
Other than the EM socks, my only current WIP is my Patina scarf. I decided to change things up on this project, and the result is that I’m almost done! This is supposed to be a nifty scarf with some clever design features and uses 2 100g balls of Schoppel Wool Gradient. This then gets… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
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
My Variance hat is done! This is the May project for AC Knitwear’s Confident Knitting club, and the skill this month was catching floats. It is a great pattern and fun to knit 🙂 The pattern is by Janette Budge, and the yarn is Jamieson & Smith yarn – if anyone is curious I can… Continue reading FO Friday – Variance Hat
When we last saw the Evolve cowl, it looked like this: But it needs to be much broader, especially around the bottom. The pattern photos show it down around Jen of AC Knitwear’s shoulders. This will not fit around my shoulders as is. So off to the blocking instruction videos! After soaking it and then… Continue reading And Now for the Blocking Part
The knitting part of my Evolve cowl is done! However, the interesting big for this one is going to be the next part. This pattern is part of AC Knitwear’s Confident Knitting pattern/technique club. This month’s lesson is on Excellent Blocking, so I think we’re about to get fancy with this. More on this over… Continue reading The Knitting Part is Done
Progress is a little slower right now, as I have 3 projects in the works: The Evolve cowl is part of the Confident Knitting pattern/technique club from AC Knitwear. The Bonbori wrap is moving along pretty well. Now that the pattern is established, there is basically a lot more like this, though there will be… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Arnall-Culliford Knitwear is starting a new technique/pattern club called Confident Knitting. Just like their earlier clubs, members get a new project pattern each month that teaches a different technique. At the end of the 12 months, you will get a complete eBook. There is also an option for a physical book. There is also the… Continue reading New Technique Club from A-C Knitwear
Quite A Yarn 