I bought a knitting belt at Shetland Wool Week, and this past week I’ve been giving it a go. If you aren’t familiar, it’s an oval shaped leather pad (mine is about 3.5in wide and 8in long) stuffed with horsehair. The front has holes in it for your needles and… Read More »Learning to knit again: adventures with a knitting belt
The kilt hose are 100% finished. Ends woven in, blocked… And already worn for the first time: TheEnabler says they are a completely different experience compared to wearing his commercially purchased ones, both because of nicer yarn and better fit. A few words on this pattern: These were no minor undertaking… Read More »Dancing a Jig
First, I finished the green monster Frozen Leaves on New Years’ Day. I didn’t have to eliminate or fudge any rows, and it wasn’t an epic game of yarn chicken since the remaining yarn can still be measured in yards, not inches. But, it was close with less than a… Read More »New Year, New Adventures
