Knitting

You don't need fibre to be spun before you knit with it: Pattern: Koigu neck cozy (Ravelry link) Yarn: Unspun silk hankies (one and a bit hankies) Needles: US7 (4.5mm) Duration: 9th February to 28th April Ravelry project: Unspun silk neck cozy This is the oddest thing

Finished, washed, and delivered to their new owner on a wet rainy Tuesday night: Pattern: My own design Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Cotton Solid in Ginger Needles: US1 (2.25mm) magic loop Duration: 22nd February to 13th April Ravelry project: Zen Waves socks Socks don't normally take me

Finished my second Butternut scarf: Pattern: Butternut scarf from knitspot (Ravelry link) Yarn: Wollmeise 100% superwash merino in Spina di Pesce Needles: US3 double points (my Blackthorn needles) Duration: 27th February to 24th April Ravelry project: Cobalt Squash I like this pattern, it's simple but pretty.  What I

I have three projects in progress, which is unusual for me.  The most fun are the Zen Waves socks (Ravelry link). This project had a troubled start.  I did the toe quickly, stalled while I picked out a cable pattern, stalled again waiting for a fitting, and finally it took

I'm making a pair of socks for a friend, and I wanted her to have a say in the design.  The yarn had to be wool-free, which means Crystal Palace Panda Cotton or Panda Soy.  The design came down to picking between various components. Cuff There are four

Bladderwrack is a variety of seaweed, and the reverse seaweed rib in Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns reminded me of seeing it on beaches in Suffolk as a child.  I got this yarn when Chris' Needlecraft closed down in 2009. Pattern: My own design Yarn:

I saw the Yarn Harlot's silk mittens knitted with an unspun silk hankie, and I wanted to try making a small silk scarf.  I've made the Koigu neck cozy before and liked the pattern, it's a small tuck-in scarf with minimal patterning and easy

When you're sparring in the karate studio, you wear protective gear: foam padded "boots", shin guards, gloves, helmet, and a mouth guard.  My mouth guard lived in a plastic case clipped on to my gear bag, until the mouth guard fell out and vanished.  I got

One of my 2011 Resolutions was to knit something with Wollmeise.  I wanted to see if the yarn is worth the hype.  I have 5 skeins, two of the same colour, collected over 2 years and never touched.  I picked a skein of Wollmeise 100% merino superwash in Spina di

Larix is a semi-circular shawl with columns of twisted stitches instead of lace, made with fingering weight yarn. Pattern: Larix (Ravelry link) Yarn: Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga in Giant Stick Insect, 2 skeins Needles: US4 (40 inch circular) Duration: 30th October 2010 to 22nd January 2011 Ravelry project: Larix Shawl