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One More Time!

By ShadowDancer, on October 16th, 2008%

And… for the last of the Round One Raffle Prizes ….

For Lace Knit with the Knitters Own Handspun (for which we had five entries from three knitters), yarnpro is our winner! She gets a $25.00 Gift Certificate from

(and in case lotion isn’t her thing, Aubrey also has great stuff to help take care of . . . → Read More: One More Time! Read more »

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 »

Heartland Lace Shawl

By littlelena, on August 21st, 2008%

I finally finished spinning the yarn and have cast on for the Heartland Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark. This shawl has special meaning for me, but I will go into that when I do my . . . → Read More: Heartland Lace Shawl Read more »

I finished my scarf!!!

By vicki, on July 23rd, 2008%

After a light blocking, here is my handspun Wensleydale scarf. I love, love, . . . → Read More: I finished my scarf!!! Read more »

The Saigon Scarf (and other knitting)

By lacefreak, on July 13th, 2008%

So I’ve been spinning a lot this year as one of my goals is to knit more lace projects with my own hand spun yarns. I purchased some beautiful Madder dyed BFL from “A Verb For Keeping Warm” and spun it with the Majacraft Rose using the lace flyer/fat core bobbin combination. I am using the yarn to knit a . . . → Read More: The Saigon Scarf (and other knitting) Read more »

Handspun Misty Garden Scarf

By vicki, on July 10th, 2008%

Well, I frogged my first scarf due to not really liking how it was turning out. So, I have spent a couple of weeks spinning instead, to get some yarns to use for our Seasons of Lace. I decided to try a new wool for me – Wensleydale.

Here is the roving I started with. I bought . . . → Read More: Handspun Misty Garden Scarf Read more »

Progress

By lacefreak, on June 22nd, 2008%

So I’m making progress on the Saigon Scarf by badcatdesigns. It’s made with hand spun yarn, fiber from Spritely goods in colorway “Palo Verde” 2 ply spun on a Majacraft Rose using the lace flier and fat-core bobbins. It has merino, alpaca, firestar and angelina for sparkle. This pattern has beads knit in and is quite pretty. I’m about 1/3 way . . . → Read More: Progress Read more »

Saigon Scarf

By lacefreak, on June 19th, 2008%

For the Ravelry group “One Shawl To Rule Them All”, I’m knitting something different than the rest of the “Elven” group, but we are allowed to diverge. It’s called “The Saigon Scarf” by Badcatdesigns and is a free pattern on Ravelry. I’m using a lace weight yarn I spun from fibers I puchased at Spritely Goods in the “Palo . . . → Read More: Saigon Scarf Read more »

What I’ve been up to, lace-wise

By yarnpro, on June 10th, 2008%

I’ve started the Wakame Lace Tunic from the latest Interweave Knits, using Claudia Linen Lace (Copper Pennies) and 3.5mm needles. Loving it.

And I may now talk about & show pictures of the scarf I knit from alpaca/silk handspun for an exchange organized by a friend of mine. You can see more at my projects page on . . . → Read More: What I’ve been up to, lace-wise Read more »

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