Underwood is blocked, and a perfect fit!
Today, I tried on my blocked sweater, and my version of Underwood is perfection. It fits like a soft, warm glove and…
Underwood finished! Time to block….
I finished the second sleeve on Underwood this morning. The Cloudborn Highland DK yarn is 100% natural wool, so I was able…
Gramercy Park Video KAL- swatching, Part 2
My first set of swatches, detailed on yesterday’s post, measured slightly larger than the expected stitch/row gauge called for by the Gramercy…
Gramercy Park Video Class – swatching exercise
Patty Lyons is a brilliant knitting teacher, designer and communicator, one of the hardest working people that I know, and I am…
Weaving a tablecloth: it sounded like such a great idea…
I haven’t had time to weave since before Christmas. Knitting, and teaching about knitting, have occupied all of my Crafting time and…
Underwood sweater: Finished the body, and one set-in sleeve cap
I’ve finished the body for “Underwood”, and I couldn’t be happier. The length is 3 in. too long, according to the pattern…
Underwood sweater report: Accommodating for a different row gauge than a sweater pattern calls for…
Those who take my Gauge Master Class know that I believe in making swatches, blocking them as I intend to wash/dry the…
Starting new project: Underwood sweater. Gauge report
I’ve started knitting a new sweater, Underwood, by Elizabeth Doherty. I want to test her set-in sleeve technique, knit from the top…
The POWER of Stripes! They turned a bag of small amounts of leftover yarn into a beautiful shawl….
I posted about finishing my “Garbage” version of Veera Valimaki’s “Color Affectation” shawl. Here are more photos and details about knitting it.…
Springtime colors: Bring them on!
I found myself at loose ends last month, with no knitting “work” to do. No class samples to knit, the MKAL with…