Friday, July 29, 2011

Viridescent FG's, a test knit


... testing this for E-Dreamer,
(Winging It)

some YouTube cast on techniques ;
Norwegian Knit and Purl
Russian Ribbed
Tillybuddy

Monday, July 18, 2011

Eastern Star, long shawl wip



from the book Gossamer Webs,
(motif arrangement and shape modified to match the ones on page 7 ... )




... and a sock using a simple 2-strand brioche stitch.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Floral Leaf Fingerless Gloves



-modified
Susie's Reading Mitts
(eta fixed link to free Ravelry pattern, Se 2013)

with floral and leaf designs from
Poetry in Stitches,
plus Latvian braids and a scroll design.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

2nd Archery Beanie, finished


2 strands of size 10 cotton crochet thread held together througout.

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Latvian Mittens, Graph 75 wip


... another pattern from the book, Latvian Mittens, modified into fingerless gloves.

Friday, June 03, 2011

SM5 Prize, Stulpen finished

- a special reminder of the great bunch of knitters from SM5
.... for helping Team Eight Socks a Week place first in Round 5 ... lovely stitch markers from JenDuzSOks in NJ.
(on etsy JenC1871)

Thanks so much, Jennifer!



Stulpen Fingerless Gloves by Petra

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Pisqu sock surgery

The cuff was too loose and the toe too long on the first sock;
frogging and re-knitting these parts.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011

Pisqu wip

Pisqu sock pattern by Leslie Comstock - the last and most difficult event in SM5, (Sock Madness 5 competition on Ravelry, this one's definitely not for the faint of heart ...)

I am just knitting along, was knocked out of the competition on the 6th round.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Argus Panoptes finished

Round 6 of SM5,
Argus Panoptes by Rachel Brown finished
Porpoise Designs
- FO is flat drying, earlier today these were overdyed with a light turquoise.

Monday, May 09, 2011

Let Me Count The Ways, finished SM5-5



by Jenny Lee,
(the SM5 patterns should be available around June 2011.)

Thursday, May 05, 2011

O Cananda Mitten, wip


- by Vicky Taylor-Hood
Round 5 of SM-5 starts tomorrow morning, 7am-11am EDT.