Knitting in the background

I finally cast on for the Bird’s Nest Stole from the book Folk Shawls. This is the first lace project I bought yarn for, but I could never bring myself to cast on for it. I think it is the sheer size of the thing that always put me off- 166 rows of 346 stiches. It . . . → Read More: Knitting in the background Read more »

Back from Vacation

Well I’m back from a week’s vacation that I paired with the long holiday weekend.  The family took a little boating excursion from Havestraw, NY down to Red Bank, NJ for 4 nights.  This picture was taken as we traveled down the Hudson River just north of the GWB.  Over the 4 days I finished the . . . → Read More: Back from Vacation Read more »

Pictures of projects

I finally got a chance to take pictures of both Vkandis and Mystic Waters. They both are in 6/2 weaver’s cotton on US size . . . → Read More: Pictures of projects Read more »

Clicking away

I admit, I started this before the official kick of, but I’m no where near the 40% mark, heck, barely at the 5% mark, if that.  It is the Wedding Ring Shawl from Heirloom Knitting. 

I’m using Yarn Place’s Angel in the Dusty Rose on US0 needles.  I’ve finished the first repeat of the center square.  I . . . → Read More: Clicking away Read more »