The Knitter’s Brewing Company has been doing KALs for a long time, I’ve participated in a few of them myself, for socks. This one is for this really pretty shawl. The Cardioid Shawl
Here’s the description: Cascading hearts set the … Read More ...
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by Terrye 2 Comments
The Knitter’s Brewing Company has been doing KALs for a long time, I’ve participated in a few of them myself, for socks. This one is for this really pretty shawl. The Cardioid Shawl
Here’s the description: Cascading hearts set the … Read More ...
by Terrye 2 Comments
So, I got myself a couple of skeins of Sifa Silver yarn. Very nice yarn. Soft yarn. Easy to work with yarn. Yummy yarn! Composition is 95% cotton (chain plied, so it stretches) and 5% silver. Yup! Real silver!… Read More ...
Today’s dilemma, boys and girls is the never-ending (for me anyway) argument on how to find and pull out the center strand from a center pull skein of yarn.
This is the way I ALWAYS knit from a skein, unless … Read More ...
by Terrye 2 Comments
This giveaway ends on Jan 21st.
Here’s the deets:
This adorable little jumper was knit from blue plastic grocery bags.
How? Cut the bags into strips, knot them into a long skein and start knitting, just as if with yarn.
This is pretty cool; while I don’t have any … Read More ...
KnitPicks has rolled out these awesome patterns, also in the form of kits to make your home sparkle this holiday season.
On the left, Winter Wonderland, HERE and on the right, Hearthwarming Stockings.
Speaking of KnitPicks, I scored two … Read More ...
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So apparently there was an oil spill somewhere around New Zealand. I apologize that I do not spend time watching or reading the news. As a matter of fact, really, the only tv I watch is when my Red Wings … Read More ...
Sugar Bunny yarn from Knit Picks is a merino/angora worsted blend that is just heaven on earth.
Put this with an old pattern I scrounged up (did the whole Google thing and couldn’t find it, sorry) and you have the … Read More ...
Knit Picks has a new line of yarns called Special Reserve. The first in that line is called Sugar Bunny. It’s a mix of 80% merino wool and 20% angora (I’m going with Angora rabbit rather than goat), and … Read More ...
I managed to snag a skein of this yarn 80% Peruvian Wool and 20% Donegal Tweed yarn in the Indigo Heather colorway (the purple one in the middle).
I knitted up a swatch to start a vest. Used size 7 … Read More ...
In the following scents: powder, lavender, chamomile, aloe vera, fleur-de-lavande, vanilla, and rose petal. 100% cotton, worsted weight.
The colors are solid, muted and variegated. Bernat Handicrafter Scents is a favorite yarn in favorite scents! As you knit or crochet … Read More ...
by Terrye 2 Comments
So I tried out one of Knit Picks newest yarns, Swish Tonals in the Deep Water’s colorway. It’s a Superwash Merino, worsted weight so I invented myself a project. See, I had a problem. Had a water bottle that … Read More ...
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Ya know, there is a downside to this job.
For example the email I just got about the yarn sales currently going on over at the Discount Brand Name Yarns website. And I get soooo many of them. Taunting me. … Read More ...
Tell him how you feel, or maybe just flirt a little with these cute Valentine’s Day themed mittens.
Can’t put your finger on what to give your daughter or best friend this February 14? Here’s a heart- (and hand-) warming … Read More ...
One ball/skein of yarn and this Paper Bag Hat could be yours. Mix it up with variagated colors, hand paints, left overs….
From Noble Knits.
Click HERE for the FREE Knitted Hat Pattern from Noble Knits!… Read More ...