Archive for the ‘knitting’ Category
Tweet You know how I said there were exquisite things at the Textiles Fair. Well, I didn’t tell you about the best bit. ak traditions. OMG! They design, knit and sell the most gorgeous dolls, toys and baby knitting supplies I have ever seen. Completely different from the usual knitted toy range. I am in [...]
Tweet the mohair kind that is it’s slowly turning into a lace edging – :: a Very Pretty Vandyke Border :: – to be precise. From Cornelia Mee’s gorgeously titled book “Exercises in Knitting” via KnitWiki by way of Ravelry. Ah, what a gold mine that is. And thank you dear Amy for yesterday’s tip [...]
TweetI have written up the pattern for the Dashing Scarf for all who would like to spend a week’s worth of evenings knitting – cheerful and simple. :-) Here it is. p.s. boy, is this a first for me – I’ve done something tricksy with my blog all by myself. Now not only can I [...]
Tweettwo scarves finished – one just in time. … for a wintery week in Melbourne it’s nice and long so he’ll be able to tuck it in to his jacket or do the oh-so-stylish fold in half and loop it through trick. He loves the border. I love the colours in the wool – they [...]
Tweet The day has drummed with much longed for rain. Now we are damp and cold and pleased to scurry home to our burrow, where it is at least a little drier. We add the warmth and fragrance of freshly baked cookies. We snuggle up on the sofa with a wonderful film that reminds me [...]
TweetIt’s addictive. Oh my goodness, is it addictive. I thought needlework was – “just let me finish this thread” – but knitting leaves it in the pale. ”Just let me finish this ball!” It causes numb bottoms and stiff hips. Because I sit, and sit, and sit, in a meditation like state, for hours. A [...]
Tweetbecause it is so pretty, I just had to buy 6 balls of Paton’s Jet – 80% wool, 20% mohair, 12 ply , and 20% off – and knit it straight onto my needles … [ how much do you love seed stitch borders! ] because it is so pretty, I just had to chop [...]
TweetIt’s done! It’s blocked – it has tassles – I love it! It has so much colour and warmth and energy. I know that when the chilly mornings eventually come, I will feel very cosied by this shawl. And best of all – I started and finished a project in a short space of [...]
TweetIt would be nice to report that summer is drawing to a close here in Brisbane; that autumn winds are creeping through the cracks of our old house; that the leaves are changing colours and beginning to fall … Hang on! They are! We have an enormous Frangipani in the back garden – actually, it’s [...]
TweetI love bobbles. Thus, it was inevitable I would end up buying some bobbly wool. Thankfully, Abigail liked it lots, so these pretty coloured bobbles are knitting into a pretty bobble scarf for her. Two balls down, one to go. Toph loves the bobbles too. She has been seen hurling herself at the knitting bag [...]
TweetPlan: Finish borders on tumbler quilt Reality: 2 1/2 hour morning tea with a lovely friend followed by trek to fabric superstore. Outcome: 43 pairs of bamboo knitting needles for $2 (that’s right dear readers – 0.04 cents per pair), some soft lilac gingham for a eleanor style apron (sense and sensibility here I come) [...]
TweetI’m sure you were thinking – this Lily girl never finishes *anything*. Ha! You were wrong. This morning, not only did I finish Hepzibah the Owl but I finished blocking my French Hen washcloth – remember, I was using a motif from a cross stitch pattern. The reason closure was a little slow in coming [...]
