Hello! First off, thank you for all your lovely comments about my green cardie. Haven’t worn it out yet – maybe at the weekend. Here is another quick FO for your edification and delight… It is the lace shrug from the first issue of Knit Today. The pattern called for four balls of Kid Classic,…
I know this is cheating a bit, but who cares, it’s finished! I haven’t pressed it though, which is why the neckband isn’t behaving itself. Check out my Granny Smith! Pattern: Granny Smith. Needles Used: 3.25mm for the hems and 3.5mm for the body. Adjustments Made: I made the sleeves full length. I just cast…
Unfortunately, no FO for Friday this week. Maybe today. I seamed the sleeves of Granny Smith yesterday and I couldn’t take any more sewing. I still have to seam the body and set the sleeves. Sigh. I am definitely knitting a top-down seamless raglan next. I’ve had enough of this needle and thread business. Yesterday,…
Indeed! I spent Sunday fighting off this horrible bug that was draining me of energy and making me run a high temperature. I finally feel back to normal, thank goodness, so allow me to show you the Birthday Hat. If you want a hat, get a head Pattern: Asymmetric Cabled Hat from One Skein. Needles:…
This morning I visited the very wonderful This is Knit in Blackrock with my mum’s friend, Mary. Ostensibly it was for a Christmas Gifts brainstorming session, but it turned into more of a yakky-coffee-fuelled-nibbly-yummy-things-inspiration fest! Shortly after we arrived, a helper-outer came in with a delivery of books which were quickly devoured. Wonderful books such…