Category: design

  • not neutral, but woven stitch

    new project

    A bigger, plummy wrap version of the woven stitch cowl – I just need to get some decent photos and I can release the pattern! For this one I used super squishy Tanis Fiber Arts DK in plum, and some Fleece Artist Woolie Silk 3ply for the silver.

    You know what I’d really like to knit? A sweater dress. I don’t know what’s gotten into me with that one, but I really want to make one! Still looking for the right yarn. It should be wool, and lightweight. Hmmm. I’m still working away at my red sweater (yes, that is a sheepfold cable!) and I’m very excited about that one, but my mind’s eye can’t help by wander…

  • reeeeed

    red cabled cardigan

    I’ve been wanting a new sweater – I feel like I haven’t finished one in ages! It’s kind of an illusion though, because mostly I just haven’t been knitting winter-weight sweaters. But it’s getting cold again so off I go. After a lot of fine projects, these 5mm needles go super fast!

    I’m working up a lightly cabled (just on the front probably) cardigan out of some gorgeous red Araucania yarn that I got at Webs after Rhinebeck. It’s so squishy and fabulous – and I love the pocket that I worked in there.

    I haven’t gotten to knit much today, because I was cleaning up my studio and working on something important for this week. I’m speaking at the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitter’s Guild on Tuesday and apparently I need to have something to say! They’re doing a theme year, about lace, so I’ll be speaking on lace and how it affects fit and shape. I’ll have patterns to sell, lots of sample sweaters and the TYV Sock Knitting truck show too. I’d be delighted if you come hang out!

  • neutrals

    neutrals cowl

    Off the needles, but in the pattern writing stage at the moment – a wide scarf or cowl using this fun woven stitch. This little cowl was knit with some of my fancier yarns: Bijou Basin cormo/yak (yum!) and DK cashmere from Devon Fine Fibres that I picked up last year in the UK. They were just waiting for the right project to come along!

    This cowl uses very small amounts of yarn – 65 yards of colour A (the darker one in mine, the cormo/yak) and 90 yards of colour B (the lighter colour). And it’s fast!