So, I continued merrily knitting my way around and around the yoke, down to the point where it gets divided up for the sleeves and bodice. And here is where it gets kind of weird and sort of inexplicable. At least, I can’t explain it. Well, I can explain what I did — but I…
Category: KNIT
Project Prep & Management
Fashion, Style & Fit, PL: Paloma Tee, Playing Lessons
Paloma Tee, Part 1 – beginning the yoke
The other day, I was browsing around on Ravelry, looking for tops with drapey necklines. For some reason, I ended up with this new project instead: the Paloma cap-sleeve blouse from French Girl Knits. I already had the book, and I was soon able to match it up with an appropriate stashed yarn. This is…
Books, Sites, Mags, Project Management
What (Else) Can You Do on Ravelry?
This week, Ravelry posted a message that they had the ONE MILLIONTH person join the website. Wowsers! Hooray! Congrats Ravelry! Just in case you have been under a rock or something for a couple of years, and you haven’t heard of it — Ravelry is a unique free website for fiber lovers that was started…
Project Management, Yarn Management
An Easier Way to Recycle Used Yarn
Over at Knitting Daily, today’s post talks about how to “get the kinks out” of yarn after frogging a TOAD. (And if that didn’t make any sense, you may want to read about online knitting jargon here.) Actually, I think it’s more like “getting the KNITS out” — and believe me, I’ve done my share.…
Designing, Project Management
Luna Tee finished!
OK, OK, I admit that in the last post on this subject, I didn't spell out every little detail about exactly how I was going to finish this bad boy off… but then there would be no suspense left for the big surprise ending. Good old "Feather & Fan" to the rescue! F & F…