I have a love/hate relationship with Noro yarns. They are some of the most beautiful yarns that have long color changes, and they look fabulous in shawls. Also, many are single-ply, thick-and-thin spun, so the yarn notoriously (for me anyway) twists and kinks as I knit it from the ball/skein. For that reason I sometimes… Continue reading New Noro yarn shawl
Tag: shawls
Adventuresome Wrap
In December, I decided to treat myself to a mystery advent set of 20g mini-skeins. I’d never done something like that before, and watching several folks opening theirs each day was such fun that I wanted to try it for myself. After a disastrous attempt at a different wrap (where stitches were dropped, patterns were… Continue reading Adventuresome Wrap
Playful shawl
A couple of weeks into my vision problems, I was going stir crazy. I needed to do something besides sit and listen to podcasts, tv, etc. I knew I couldn’t sew, but I finally remembered that I could do simple knitting without really having to look at it. The problem was that I really didn’t… Continue reading Playful shawl
About Time shawl
Before I got sick, I had actually finished the shawl I’d been working on and woven the ends. I just hadn’t washed and blocked it. So now I have it washed, blocked, and ready to wear.
Twists and Turns, part 1
Well, that was a lot of knitting! I finally got into the rhythm of it about a third of the way through. I had to keep checking my counts between sections to make sure I wasn’t missing an increase, but otherwise it went pretty smoothly. I waited until the knitting was complete to do the… Continue reading Twists and Turns, part 1