Since last January, I’ve been planning to go to Shetland Wool Week 2019. By this time next year we’ll most likely be back in the States, so this seemed my best shot. Getting to the Shetlands is no joke, even from within Europe, must less from the US. But now,… Read More »Roadside Beanie & Getting Ready
My Melaine cardigan is nearly done. Sleeves are finished, ends woven in, and it’s even been blocked. All I need now are buttons: eight little ones in an antique pewter is what I want. I am really excited it’s nearly done as I think it’s going to be a great addition… Read More »All but the buttons
I’ve hit an important milestone on kilt hose #2: the calf shaping is complete. This is a really important point of progress because it means from here on out I just need to reference the instructions at key points because the most complete construction and knot-work is finished. The front… Read More »Someday there might be two
A couple years back I was at the Montpelier Fiber Festival helping out Unplanned Peacock at their booth. I used one of my breaks to attend a nalbinding demonstration, and picked up a couple nalbinding needles to boot. What is nalbinding? It’s a really old technique (much much older than knitting… Read More »New adventures: Nalbinding
Or, more accurately, on the last arm. I finished all of the decreases on the left arm, and am setting it aside to work the right arm to the same point. Part of the reason for this is because I altered the decrease rate to account for a) my larger… Read More »On the last leg
I’m making some pretty decent progress on my Melaine cardigan. I’ve finished the entire body, including button bands and i-cord edging. The instructions tell you to bind off the bottom, then do the sleeves before returning to the button bands (pretty standard order). But I chose to go ahead with… Read More »Just a couple sleeves to go…
