By special request

My daughter ran to tell my that Barbie had finally consented to marry the Prince. It had been a sore trial for the Prince as Barbie had even moved out of the country one time to escape his advances. As it was the wedding was happening today and she really wanted a knit wedding dress (please, . . . → Read More: By special request Read more »

An unlikely development

I went to a friends house today to spin yarn for the first time since last year, when she taught me the basics on the wheel, which her husband built. Amazingly, I remembered how it went, and the creamy wool looks terrific on the bobbin. I’m fairly sure I’m going to be knitting these singles into . . . → Read More: An unlikely development Read more »

Progress

I started this wrap at the beginning of the month but was interrupted by some socks and Olympic knitting.  I’ve just picked it back up and now that I have the pattern down a bit better, it’s knitting up quite quickly and I’m really enjoying it.  The Dream in Color Baby has such a beautiful balance of color . . . → Read More: Progress Read more »

Goldregen Doily/Tabletopper

This is a sort of a doily/table topper from an old Burda magazine ( E 903) called “Goldregen” It’s another Niebling pattern.  The thread I’m using is a Habu orgazine degummed indigo dyed Silk, 1,400 yards/2 ounces. I’m using US 0000 needles from Lacis in Berkley CA and I’m on row 48. You can’t really see the pattern . . . → Read More: Goldregen Doily/Tabletopper Read more »

Checking In

I thought I had better check in to add my lace content to our blog. I am still knitting away on my Snowflakes in Cedarwoods shawl. I’m currently on row 17 of section G which means I still have a long way to go! I have 776 stitches on the needles and my rows are going . . . → Read More: Checking In Read more »

Dropping Out

I have to drop out. We are moving and I just don’t have time or patience to knit lace. I haven’t completed anything this summer, I barely have made progress on any of the three lace shawls I have on the needles. Hopefully I’ll be able to concentrate on my lace knitting by the . . . → Read More: Dropping Out Read more »

Finished Socks

Well, I finally finished my latest pair of socks. These seemed to take a long time due to all the end of summer stuff we had going on. The pattern is  At the Catch Socks by Helen Waittes  and the yarn is from . . . → Read More: Finished Socks Read more »

A Scarf on Vacation

As the Seasons of Lace Began, I was knitting Boing!  A Little Nothing designed by Anne Hanson.

Boing was never my primary project.  But she seemed to go along with me everywhere.

She went shopping with me as we bought summer clothes for the girls,

She drove across the country, taking in the sights of Western New . . . → Read More: A Scarf on Vacation Read more »

Lace at DragonCon

?I don’t really go on vacation, but I do go to DragonCon (biggest Sci-fi and Fantasy Con in the SE USA).  It is crazy and bizarre and fun, and this year I decided to add to the bizarre by…

making random people hold my lace scarf in progress and taking their picture (ala the Yarn Harlot and . . . → Read More: Lace at DragonCon Read more »

Heartland lace shawl

I finally finished my Heartland Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark. I don’t know why, but once the Olympics were over it was a real slog to get this done. I knit this shawl as a tribute to my dad who passed away last May. He loved buffaloes and this is knit of 100% American Buffalo down . . . → Read More: Heartland lace shawl Read more »