This week was VK Live’s second virtual event, and this one was as good as the first! My first class at this event was History, Methods and Styles of Lace Knitting with Franklin Habit, which was really interesting! He compared Orenburg, Shetland and Estonian laces, considering techniques and conventions of all three styles. We got… Continue reading Virtual VK Live
I got a start on the webbing on the second sleeve! But I have my classes Saturday and Sunday morning, so I’m not sure if I’ll have time to work on them before Monday. But even still, hopefully the second sleeve will be done by this time next week. Then on to the body!
I suddenly remembered yesterday afternoon that my Virtual VK live classes this weekend have homework! So currently interrupting my regularly scheduled knitting to get all of that going 🙂 I did get a bunch done on my Arachne and a little more done on my socks since last reports, so I will have a little… Continue reading Knitting Homework
It is coming right along! This really is just beautiful yarn, and I’m enjoying knitting it up 🙂
If you have ever looked at some plain knitted fabric and thought “this needs livening up”, look no further than Embroidery On Knitting. After a brief introduction with some tips on choosing appropriate yarn to embroider with and some tips for the best types of knitted fabric to embroider on, the book takes off into… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Embroidery On Knitting
I just got a Tigress sock kit from Urth yarns, which I’m pretty jazzed about. Partially because it knits up self-striping tiger stripes. And partially because for each kit (or any of their yarns) you buy from them, they fund planting a tree in partnership with Trees for the Future. Check out their Story section… Continue reading Not Entirely Frivolous Stash Enhancement
I didn’t get a lot of knitting time in today, but at least I got a little start on my Pride socks for our Blogville KAL. I did say not much of a start. Oh well, with focusing on just these and Arachne I should hopefully be able to get them done this month. The… Continue reading Pride Sock KAL Start
A couple weeks ago, I saw this yarn from Old Crow ArtYarns on Etsy: I love What We Do In the Shadows, and it’s pretty yarn, so I bought it. Then when it showed up, I thought it would be cool to use for something with a bat pattern. So I found this cowl pattern… Continue reading Cool Idea Sadly Gone Wrong
Well, I finally made the decision between my rainbow yarn options, and wound up my Knitted Wit Radioactive Rainbow. It is very bright and cheery and makes me smile every time I look at it. Also, ultimately this is me with my Gnarledpaw yarn It’s my own, my Preciousssssssssss! How about you – have any… Continue reading Pride Sock KAL Prep
Quite A Yarn 