Category: yarn

  • FO: Gretel

    All done! I love quick projects. Gretel Pattern: Gretel by Ysolda Yarn: my handdyed, handspun merino 2ply Needles: Denise US 5 and US 7; Brittany US 7 dpn Started last Thursday, finished Friday, worn out and about on Sunday. The cables are a little obscured by the variegation in the yarn, and they don’t pop […]

  • startitis – to the max

    Let’s see – deadline knitting? Check. Half-finished sweaters? Check. New projects left and right? Check and check. I started this piece a few weeks ago as some mindless back-and-forth for knit night, and haven’t really worked on it since. It’s a simple top-down raglan in some coned cashmere that I bought from Colourmart on ebay […]

  • wanted: instant gratification

    I started another new sweater (or two)… This one’s the Tree Jacket from Zephyr Style. I’m using The Fibre Company’s Terra, which is just a fantastic, fantastic yarn. As others have noted, though, it’s pretty spendy. I got this batch on sale : ) The irregularity of the yarn, both texture and colour, work really […]