In addition to the DH’s socks of earlier post fame, I’ve got two projects on the needles right now. The Cemetery Drive cowl is moving along. I like the yarn colors together a lot, and it is a pretty straightforward pattern. So far, so good! The first Burnished mitten is done, and got a little… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
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
Yay – something else is finished! My Patina scarf cowl is done. The pattern is part of the Confident Knitting pattern/technique club by AC Knitwear, and was designed by Jeanette Sloan (Ravelry link). The yarn is Schoppel Wolle Gradient in the Tea Ceremony colorway. I did change it a bit. It was supposed to be… Continue reading FO Friday
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
In honor of Star Wars day today, I cast on a 4th project on top of the three that are already in the works. This month’s project is the Variance hat, and the technique is catching long floats in Fair Isle work. The project photo you see there is the Designer’s Choice yarn colors –… Continue reading May Confident Knitting Project
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
