This is the other planned shawl for which I got yarn at Bliss Yarns a couple of months ago. I wanted to finish at least one shawl/wrap project before starting it, and I did with the Guernsey Wrap in April. So around the first of May, I started this shawl. It was a mystery shawl… Continue reading The other shawl
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Knitting and knitting-related projects
A new Playful shawl
A couple of months ago, we went to Bliss Yarns in Brentwood. The yarn shop has been there for quite a while, but I never managed to get there even when I lived in Nashville and it was a little closer to home than Haus of Yarn. I picked up some yarns for two specific… Continue reading A new Playful shawl
Blue Heather Vanilla Sweater
Once I finished the body of my sweater a couple of weeks ago, I decided to concentrate on knitting the sleeves every chance I could get, because they were plain stockinette with just a few decreases. The yarn did soften a bit after washing and blocking, just as was advertised when I purchased the kit.… Continue reading Blue Heather Vanilla Sweater
When you’re asked to make a hat
for a dear friend, you drop everything and you make her two hats! A friend sent me a photo and asked me to make her a hat like the one someone else was wearing. It initially looked to me like a brioche hat, so I found a free brioche hat pattern, pulled out two skeins… Continue reading When you’re asked to make a hat
On the Spice Market
I put the final stitches in my shawl and washed and laid it out to block. I didn’t block it aggressively, because I wanted it to retain the squishiness of the garter stitch. Because the value of the colors is so close to each other (main/contrast colors), the pattern is more subdued. I think it… Continue reading On the Spice Market