Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Andean Chullo Hat wip


The hat pattern is back - a Knitpicks kit, (temporary link,) designed by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence, (Ravelry link, pattern only, nayy)

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

modified Hippocampus, wip


a free pattern
on Ravelry by Torirot Design.

made these convertible

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Totoro socks finished



based on Brella's charts, (free on Ravelry.)

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Tree Of Life Mittens - finished













-made these for DBIL who volunteers with Restorative Justice.
-modified a sock pattern by Janel Laidman in her book, The Enchanted Sole.
-used a version of this continental stranded technique.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Tree of Life Mittens, wip

modified the sock chart from The Enchanted Sole by Janel Laidman

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Elk Mittens done


from the book,
Lithuanian Ethnology 3: Gloves of Lithuania Minor , Irena Regina Merkienė and Marija Pautieniūtė-Banionienė, Institute of Lithuanian History, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1998.
ISBN 9986-34-024-1

- excerpt from the book's foreward.
- inspiring eye candy
- Lisa ended up with these at the white elephant gift exchange.

Monday, October 31, 2011

left Elk Mitten is Done

- gloves made into convertible mittens; Knitpicks Stroll and Sisu sock yarns.












Lithuanian Ethnology 3: Gloves of Lithuania Minor, Irena Regina Merkienė and Marija Pautieniūtė-Banionienė,
Institute of Lithuanian History, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1998.
ISBN 9986-34-024-1
(pages 189-90, black & white photo and squarish chart only, no instructions)

continental Fair Isle video

Thursday, October 20, 2011