Category: knitting

  • on the needles

    What’s on my needles? Lots, but not a lot I can share with you!

    garter stitch

    Squishy garter stitch in Colinette Jitterbug.

    i-cord

    A random scrap endeavour – i-cord knit with the very last bits of sock yarns, held double and Russian joined together for no ends. Maybe one day I can make a rug out of this.

    collar

    Just off the needles, a super plain cardigan knit out of superwash merino I’ve had in the stash forever. Still needs the ends woven in and a zipper. I promise I’ll grab some FO shots when it’s done! It was quite nice just knitting something that didn’t require a lot of thinking.

  • a leap day FO

    Happy Leap Day! Doing anything special today? Me, I’m staying home with my yarn and chores. Not very exciting, but productive!

    I finished this scarf for my fella awhile ago, but since he’s been wearing it every day I haven’t had much of a chance to take photos of it. He had a plain black acrylic scarf before, which is pretty shameful for the partner of a knitter. Last week on Family Day (Presidents’ Day in the US) we took a nice long walk through High Park and I took a few snaps.

    dale's wave scarf

    wave scarf

    dale's wave scarf

    dale's wave scarf

    Pattern: my own
    Yarn: 2 skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh DK in Tart, yum!

    It was a really lovely walk. We even watched a couple of swans fly around then do an awesome water landing on the pond.

    grenadier pond

  • uxbridge shawl

    The shawl that I designed for Tanis Fiber Arts’ Year in Colour last year is now available for individual purchase!

    Uxbridge Shawl

    UXBRIDGE SHAWL
    This sweet shawlette is perfect for that special skein of sock yarn you’ve been holding onto. The rick-rack lace pattern looks great on both sides, and doesn’t compete with variegated yarns. The fact that it’s cashmere is just the icing on the cake!

    SIZE
    One; 56” / 142cm from tip to tip, 20” / 51cm deep at center

    MATERIALS
    Yarn
    1 skein Tanis Fiber Arts Purple Label (400 yds / 385m per 4 oz/115g skein; 70% merino wool, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon) in ‘autumn sun’ colourway

    Needles and Notions
    US 6 / 4mm circular needles, 32” / 80cm or longer
    2 stitch markers
    tapestry needle

    Uxbridge Shawl

    MORE INFO
    The Ravelry page is here.

    3 page PDF pattern includes both charted and row-by-row directions. Payment through Paypal, download through Ravelry (no accounts required).

    After I sent the original off to Tanis, I knit another one for myself out of Dream in Color Starry – so fun with the sparkles, and just one skein is plenty!

    Uxbridge Shawl

    Uxbridge Shawl