The Shetland Trader books by Gudrun Johnston are labors of love and her effort to preserve the knitting styles of a particular place and time. Specifically, the Shetland islands in the 1970 through a company her mother owned and ran, The Shetland Trader. Interestingly, Gudrun’s mom was not a knitter herself. She designed the motifs… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: The Shetland Trader Vol 3
DH and I went on a little trip to the nearby town of Sheboygan yesterday – more about the visit in general in a few days. While we were there, we went to the local yarn shop, The Last Sheepicorn! This is a newish shop, but is in a lovely space and has pretty nice… Continue reading The Last Sheepicorn – Yarn Shop Visit!
I cast this gansey on January 3 and finished knitting it July 2, so roughly 6 months on this one sweater – but I feel like it was worthwhile. The pattern is Susan’s Eriskay gansey by Beth Brown-Reinsel (ravelry link). I made this as part of a gansey-related KAL with Alissa of Snakes & Cranes,… Continue reading FO Friday – Gansey is Done!
This past weekend I went to Kansas City for Knitting in the Heartland with a few of my favorite people! You may recognize Alissa of Snakes and Cranes and Bonny of BonnyKnits – also included were non-blogging friends Ivy and Jess! Bonny lives in the area and very kindly picked me up from the airport… Continue reading Knitting In the Heartland!
Honestly, there are so many knitting distractions for me right now that they have become the plan. Here’s what I’m up to right now: Homage to the Granny Square – online class which will result in a crocheted afghan. This class just started last week, so we are still in color theory basics. So far,… Continue reading So Many Shiny Distracting Things
I recently read two very good books on Fair Isle knitting. They each have a different focus, but both are interesting and worth a read. Jamieson & Smith: A Shetland Story is pretty much exactly what the title implies. It starts with a history of J&S, lavishly illustrated and told in a reasonably entertaining way.… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Fair Isle Double Header
This weekend I took some online classes with Rowan Connect! Rowan offers online events throughout the year, sometimes just short previews of upcoming magazines or collections, sometimes multi-day events. This weekend was a multi-day event called Rowan Connect. They offered a bunch of different classes Friday through Sunday, and a number of complimentary events as… Continue reading Rowan Connect
The knitting part is done! It will probably get blocked tomorrow night, then there’s just the pattern and photo stuff. Whew! I was looking at this one next to the two others of this design I have knitted, and I’m pretty happy with it. The pattern should have lots of options and flexibility, and directions… Continue reading Home Stretch
As yet more proof that I can be thrown off my plan by almost anything, this week I started knitting the Ixchel (apparently pronounced ee-SHELL), a pattern that did not exist in my world up until a month ago or so. This in spite of having kits in my possession for up to three years… Continue reading Ixchel!
Quite A Yarn 