Author: Laura

  • KAL Kickoff!

    The Snooker Mitts KAL is underway on Ravelry! It’s a pretty small group right now so join us anytime! Hashtag for IG and Twitter? #snookermittsKAL!

    Marled yarn is all the rage right now, and Mountain Colors Twizzle is an awesome example! The silk plied in with the wool take the dye extra brilliantly for that cool effect. Do you have your yarn ready?

    The Perspectives kits come in adorable mini-hanks (twisted skeins), but you’ll need to wind them into balls before you can get started. Since I knew I was making a pair of mitts, I wound each skein into a ball then wound half of it off by weight, to make pairs of each colour.

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    Make sure you know what order you want to use the yarns in – this is mine!

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    I’m planning to do a few tutorial posts throughout the KAL which runs to August 22 – check out the prizes for joining!

  • new skeins

    I forgot to share my purchases from Verb in Oakland! One of the “reasons” I “had” to buy stuff was to pay Denny for her excellent sample knitting.

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    She got some fancy yarn…

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    And some fancy fabric! Khadi cotton and cotton grown by Sally Fox! I’m pretty sure Denny’s already knit and sewn up all this stuff by now ;)

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    I got just a yard of this wide naturally-dyed linen – I think it’ll be enough for a longish sleeveless top. And a little yarn, of course! I also picked up Sonya Phillips’ Dress No 3 pattern, since she had picked us up from the hotel to go to Verb it seemed like the right thing to do.

    More new skeins, a few that I spun up in July. It’s a good thing I wasn’t reeeeally doing the Tour de Fleece because this is all I managed.

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    Top: Polwarth in Flintstoner from Indigodragonfly
    Middle: BFL-silk in a colour way I can’t remember, also from Indigodragonfly
    Bottom: Polwarth/silk in Reverberate (OOAK) from Pigeonroof Studios

    For all of these, I split the top lengthwise down the middle and spun each half onto a separate bobbin, because mine don’t quite hold a full 4oz. Then once all the singles were done, I used the jumbo plying head on my Lendrum to chain-ply them, joining the two bobbins’ worth and hopefully keeping the colours nicely intact.

    I’m planning to put up some handspun for sale soon so keep an eye out if you’re interested!

  • New Patterns for (shh) Fall

    I have THREE new patterns out with Swans Island! I know, it’s only the beginning (maybe early-middle) of summer and we’re already talking about fall?! But we all know that knitting takes time, and you need a new project to take on vacation, so now’s a great time to start a new sweater that’ll be ready to wear for the earliest cool nights.

    All three are worked up in Natural Colors Merino fingering weight, which is so light and has great yardage. Thank you SO MUCH to my amazing sample knitters – I couldn’t have done it without you.

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    River's Edge

    River’s Edge Pullover is worked seamlessly from the bottom up with a bit of a flare, in an easy garter ridge pattern.

    Fave, queue and buy River’s Edge on Ravelry

    Rockport Henley 1

    Rockport Henley

    Rockport Henley is a sweet pullover with seed stitch details. Short rows shape the front and back hems. The body and sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm, then back and forth for the upper body and set in sleeve shaping.

    Fave, queue and buy Lockport Henley on Ravelry

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    Waterfall

    The Waterfall Cardigan is a top down cardigan that you’ll want to live in! The fronts overlap from the neck to the waist, before curving away to the sides. The long sleeves are ribbed for a close fit, and instructions are included for an optional belt.

    We were able to get some more photos of the front from the photographer, so it’s a bit easier to see!

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    Fave, queue and buy Waterfall Cardigan on Ravelry