Knitting

There's this yarn, Wollmeise, dyed in Germany in vivid colours.  It's nice yarn.  The colours are intense and you get 50% more than other yarns.  Wollmeise is made by one person, so it's rare and coveted.  Every time it arrives at The Loopy Ewe

Yarn: Mama Blue Simple BFL in Beekeeper. Pattern: My own.  12st easy toe from Knitty, panels of Diamond Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks, Sherman heel, rolled top. Needles: US0 40in Addi circular, with US1 dpns for cast off. Duration: 11th July to 11th August 2008. These socks suffered several mishaps

I attended the first ever Yarn Tasting at Knitty Couture on Saturday 2nd August.  The yarn was from Imperial Stock Ranch in Oregon, who have a herd of Columbia sheep, a cross of Lincoln and Rambouillet breeds.  There were different wines to try, chocolates, fruit, cheese and crackers, and three

Last knitting morning I got Eris to the start of the waist shaping and the end of the third skein of yarn.  The pattern says I only need eight skeins, but I have two in reserve just in case.  I'm using the cabled waist shaping to match the

There just happened to be this sock yarn in my knitting bag along with Eris, Mama Blue BFL semi-solid in Beekeeper, which reminds me of the inside of a Cadbury's Crunchie bar.  Plus my sock needle, and the yarn I use for provisional cast ons... BFL (Blue Faced

Still in the raglan increases.  Counted nearly 300 stitches to make sure I was on track, and everything's fine (though my interpretation of "repeat twice" needs a little work).  Really looking forward to getting the arms and body divided!  Each row is taking an ice age