I think Chinese Dragon Gate is one of the lesser-known Chatelaine designs. One of the reasons I liked it was because it was not a mandala design. The second photo is closer to true colors – the fabric is a 28 count navy evenweave. I finished the body of the upper left bonsai tree, then… Continue reading Chinese Dragon Gate
Stonecrop Cardigan
Here’s a project I started late last year. I wanted to knit another cardigan, and the idea of crocheted bobbles inside a knitted sweater was irresistible. This sweater not only has those crocheted bobbles, but surrounding them are tiny cables, and there is colorwork throughout the design. My colorwork is not the best – I… Continue reading Stonecrop Cardigan
No more Diamond Pops
I was originally thinking of making this quilt from the Sun Print 2016 Quilt design, and using Tula Pink prints from a variety of her fabric lines. Part of the WIPGO 2021 process for me is touching all of these older projects and making sure that they line up with current goals and objectives. I’ve… Continue reading No more Diamond Pops
So close to a finish
Over the past couple of weekends I’ve really focused on Grassy Creek. I finished making sashing strips. And I finished making the completer pieces. And then I spent a lot of time working on putting them all together. On Sunday I set up my Juki, which up until this point I’ve only used for free… Continue reading So close to a finish
New knitting start
Having finished several older knitting projects, I decided to allow myself a new start. I’ve had the yarn wound into a ball for the Butterfly/Papillon shawl for a couple of years now, in anticipation of starting it back when I wound it. Then other things came up, and I never got around to it. This… Continue reading New knitting start