Nope I haven’t been sick, but I am looking to mend! I am going to learn how to mend my clothing. Well, I am teaching myself how to mend my woolens mostly. I have been a sewer, (sewist?) all my life. I started with Barbie clothes and I have made my own and my children’sContinue reading “On the Mend”
Category Archives: knitting
Bead Knits
On the subject of beads…. It can be said with some authority that I am more than a little obsessed with beads and the many possibilities they offer for embellishment on our knits. It is more than a pity that our society really isn’t so much into the glittering styles of the past! I wouldContinue reading “Bead Knits”
Spring Fling Shawls
I had a couple of shawl samples come back from my test knitter in the last couple of weeks. It was planned and it worked! They both are knit in fabulous fresh Spring colours! And I hope to have both patterns out by the end of May! Cockleshell Love – knit in B.C. Garn LochContinue reading “Spring Fling Shawls”
Life in General
I had to swatch one more time for the Kate Davies MKAL. And I think it is a winner. Subject to change without notice off course! This year I am trying to widen my horizon beyond knitting books and knitting everything in general. It is going to be a year of recovery after my lastContinue reading “Life in General”
A Little Summer Entertainment
I have been a fan of Kate Davies ever since I first discovered her patterns and books! I love her sense of style and secretly covet every piece of her wardrobe! Her sense of style resonates with me. Over the years I have participated in several clubs, collected, yes collected with no real purpose inContinue reading “A Little Summer Entertainment”
Free Patterns
Here are a few of my free patterns that I have loaded up onto the site just for you to download as you please. All gathered up onto a single page. If the downloads do not work – please let me know. I have tested the links but things do happen. If it is purpleContinue reading “Free Patterns”
Playing Hookey
So I ditched my other projects just to play with the beautiful BFL yarn. This morning I transferred the yarn onto a 32 inch circular needle… Now I have to focus on some of my other projects. Happy Knitting! Lynette
Glory in the Snow
Yarn is my Happy Place. Knitting with yarn is the perfect expression of my state of mind. Knitting with yarn that is new to me and often has been gifted to me is my idea of perfection! I am in my heart a lace knitter – it is one of the most beautiful expressions thatContinue reading “Glory in the Snow”
Knit a Dress With Me – Update
If you are following the my design notes on Ravelry you will find this to be repetitive but if not I hope that you are enjoying the journey! Three rounds to go and then I start the panel shaping! Dry blocked I am at about 12 inches. The Panels will add approx 7 to 7.5Continue reading “Knit a Dress With Me – Update”
Knitting a Dress and Other Projects
I am now at the point where the skirt is growing, at what seems like an agonizingly slow rate. I must focus on the fact that the skirt is growing and the pattern is repeating and that is what is supposed to happen. I switched to a 3.75mm needle about 12 rounds ago to startContinue reading “Knitting a Dress and Other Projects”
Of Larks and Linnets and Flying Fingers 