Monthly Archives: May 2012 This project was knit mostly in the car on the way to Gulf Shores, Alabama, where I spent my time last week on vacation. It’s a super simple knit, and can be made to fit anyone, and probably with any yarn as well, as it is a gauge-based percentage pattern. The pattern is called Abalone...  I thought quite awhile about whether to post about this or not, since it does involve my personal life in a big way, but I thought it would just be callous to just post some lovely vacation photos and skim over this like it didn’t happen. My grandma died late Sunday night. She has been...  I will be leaving tomorrow to put sand in between my toes and to feel the ocean waves at my feet… my knitting will be in tow for a full week of fun and relaxation. And, sadly, there are no yarn stores around our beachy destination AT ALL. I guess people who live by the...  I’ve been going sort of wheel crazy lately! Having a lot of fun with my wheel. I notice every time I spin, my yarns come out more and more balanced and as I intended. The first finished yarn is this huge 1/2 pound skein of superwash merino, 485 yards, sport weight. The fiber was from...  There are those days on Ravelry where you come across a gem of a pattern and ~ to your disbelief ~ it is also a free pattern. Such is the case with the Ashton Shawlette. It’s a very clearly-written pattern, and I think it would be an excellent first lace shawl. And it only took... |
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