Diana is one of many talented knitters on the Pink Chalk Team. We flipped out when she came to work wearing her Vite Cowl last week. Free pattern on Ravelry by Kristi Johnson. One skein of Cascade Magnum and size 15 needles.
Diana is one of many talented knitters on the Pink Chalk Team. We flipped out when she came to work wearing her Vite Cowl last week. Free pattern on Ravelry by Kristi Johnson. One skein of Cascade Magnum and size 15 needles.
Knitting in the Sun: 32 Projects for Warm Weather (a lovely new knitting book by Kristi Porter) arrived in the middle of a Bainbridge Island heatwave (of course if you’re familiar with the Puget Sound area that merely means we turn the fan on, sport a pair of shorts and bask in the sunshine, truly…
Two weekends ago I snuck away by myself to enjoy the two big holiday shows on Bainbridge Island: Christmas in the Country and Bainbridge Island Studio Tours. I love going just to soak up inspiration and holiday-ness. I discovered Lee of Shoalwater Bay and her delightful hand dyed yarns. She also made the ADORABLE knitting…
8/18/08: Kirsten won the giveaway. I received an e-mail from Wiley Publishing last month asking if I would be interested in receiving promotional copies of craft books. Well, let me think about that, uh, yeah, sure, yes, OF COURSE I’D LIKE TO RECEIVE FREE CRAFT BOOKS IN THE MAIL! Do you think I’m crazy or…
Look at these lovely stitch markers that Katrin made me. She’s going to get a big laugh out of this story. When I first received these in the mail several months ago I had absolutely no idea how I was supposed to use them. I couldn’t imagine the scenario that would lead me to put…
I got several different questions about what changed in my technique when I posted about my gauge issues. I have not responded to one darn note. I feel really bad about that. I’ve been trying to stay totally in the moment with my kids as we head into the holiday season, my computer time is…
A little detail called gauge entered my carefree, scarf-knitting world this week. Up until now, I’ve blissfully skipped over the pages in the the knitting book that talk about 4 x 4 squares that all good knitters religiously create before beginning a project. Fortunately, I decided to knit my first ever swatch before starting my…
A few people asked me what my next knitting project was going to be. Drum roll please… another Chevron Scarf! Ooooh, how exciting. Believe me, picking out the combination of colors is just plain fun. And, heck, after having knit the pattern for 78 inches I could probably do it while sleeping. To make this…
78″ of Chevron scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts to be exact. Here’s the details on the yarn I used. When fall gets here I’ll be ready! The requisite Steve Tyler model in the book shot:
No, I did not star with Andrew McCarthy in Mannequin. I just look that stiff in all my self-portraits. This scarf is for Caitlin. She now refuses to partake in any photo shoot that may result in her mug being plastered on my blog. Thank god for 8 year olds that still do anything mommy…
