|
|||||
|
well, technically, it’s a blanket, not a wrap. But this is my last FO for the season (and my first Christmas present finished and crossed of the list!) The specs: Hemlock Ring Blanket, Eco-Wool (1.25 skeins), size . . . → Read More: It’s a wrap Read more » Cast-on on Monday: I hit the feather-and-fan section yesterday. I’m already almost 3 repeats past where I was when I took this photo. (The specs, for those of you playing along at home: Hemlock Ring Blanket, as adapted by Jared Flood of BrooklynTweed; Cascade Eco-Wool; size 10 needles) I love this pattern. I think it’s going to be link . . . → Read More: Hopelessly devoted . . . Read more » Lacy Ribbon Scarf (from the Spring 2008 Knitty), take two: This time in a much lighter sock yarn–Green Mt Spinnery’s Sock-Art Forest in a sort of raspberry color. Much better drape the thicker yarn I used last time. I’m about 2/3 of the way done–this is a good . . . → Read More: Raspberry Ribbons Read more » Or “Gauge swatch? We don’t need no stinkin’ gauge swatch!”. A story in two acts. Act one: A lace ribbon scarf from Knitty, in Posh Yarn Emily in Primrose. This is actually the third project I’ve started with this yarn; it looks great as lace, but the skein only has 365 yards and the yarn is . . . → Read More: On the bright side, at least I’m a process knitter Read more » I jumped on the beaded swallowtail wagon, and came up with this: One shocking pink shawl, in Posh Sophia 2-ply (yum, cashmere!), with lots of beads that you cannot see at all in this photo. I added a couple of extra repeats of the last two rows of the peaked edging chart, to add a little to . . . → Read More: Now available with beads! Read more » An actual finished object! I was mostly done with this a few days ago; the grafting took a while. I blocked it on Friday, because my parents were up for a visit, and I wanted to give it to my mom. I’m really happy with how it came out: the details, and more pictures, are . . . → Read More: Madli’s Shawl Read more » I’ve started a second Swallowtail–I made one this spring, in fingering weight yarn, and decided I’d like to make one in lace weight. I’m using Posh Yarn Sophia, which is a pure, lush, and wickedly delicious cashmere: In a shocking pink. There’s some slight variegation in the color, but I didn’t manage to pick it up with . . . → Read More: Swallowtail 2.0 Read more » I finally finished (okay, okay, I finished them a few days ago, but haven’t gotten around to photographing them until today) my More-Tilting-than-Waving lace socks: One project down, many more to go. I haven’t weighed the yarn yet, to see how many yards I’ve knit, but something tells me that, at this rate, I should admit defeat . . . → Read More: Tilting lace socks Read more » Now that my air conditioner is fixed (now that the wiring for the a.c. is fixed, actually–it only took 3 weeks, and about 8 man-hours, for the highly trained HVAC guy to figure out that the problem wasn’t with the out-of-the-box wall unit, but rather with the wiring in the breaker box), I’m ready to dive . . . → Read More: Madli’s Shawl Read more » I cast on for a new pair of socks yesterday! They were originally supposed to be the Waving Lace socks, from IK’s Favorite Socks book, but I was having some . . . um . . . technical difficulties (okay, I forgot to actual read the chart and just did what I thought the pattern . . . → Read More: More-tilting-than-waving Read more »  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Casting On!, Lace Socks, Gloves, or Mitts, Small Lace - 350-700 yds  socks |
|
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Seasons of Lace - All Rights Reserved Seasons of Lace is using WP-Gravatar |
|||||