On Saturday afternoon I went to a yarn tasting at my local yarn store, Sunshine Weaving and Fiber Arts. I had no idea what to expect, but enjoyed it. We received 25 grams each of 6 new Berroco yarns (Vernazza, Tillie, Seaspun, Bozzolo, Pima 100, and Vintage Baby Handpaint) that are being debuted this season,… Continue reading LYS Day 2024
Tag: shawls
Eyelet Triangle shawl
Speaking of shawl projects, I’ve actually had this finished for over a month. But I wasn’t 100% certain I was happy with the bind off. Initially I was concerned it was too tight. But I pulled it out of the project bag that I’d stuffed it back into after binding off the last stitch, and… Continue reading Eyelet Triangle shawl
New Noro yarn shawl
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
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