Sunday, November 25, 2012
Home-made jam
Made some quick raspberry jam this morning - may have to get some raisin challah from Whole Food Market to go with it...
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Cashmere alert
Yummy cashmere by The Plucky Knitter - if you have not checked out their yarns... you are missing out on some amazing yarns in most gorgeous colourways.
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These are some examples of her cashmere 2ply (heavy lace/light fingering) - I started a plain cowl in Hayride right away and knitting with this yarn feels like cuddling a kitten! More to come...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
So much to be grateful for - family, friends, health... and well, good food too :-)
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Iseabail at last – FO
Ishbel by Ysolda Teague has thousands of projects on Ravelry and that must mean something right.
Looked at it frequently but never got around to it until I recently saw some Ishbels knit up as bridesmaids’ shawls. At same time Ysolda had a sale on her single patterns so I finally bought Ishbel.
It is an easy lace pattern with lovely results but don’t be fooled that you do not have to pay attention at all… ask me how I know – I knitted in front of TV and really tired after work and had to tinker back several times so going forward when knitting lace I will finally put in life-lines. Guess that is what you called lesson learned.
I still loved knitting this pattern and will do it again.
Only used about 300yards of lovely antique-rose coloured cashsilk by The Plucky Knitter (highly recommend any of her yarns) – shawl blocked out beautifully and to very decent size:
Iseabail at last - happiness: 8.5 out of 10
Looked at it frequently but never got around to it until I recently saw some Ishbels knit up as bridesmaids’ shawls. At same time Ysolda had a sale on her single patterns so I finally bought Ishbel.
It is an easy lace pattern with lovely results but don’t be fooled that you do not have to pay attention at all… ask me how I know – I knitted in front of TV and really tired after work and had to tinker back several times so going forward when knitting lace I will finally put in life-lines. Guess that is what you called lesson learned.
I still loved knitting this pattern and will do it again.
Only used about 300yards of lovely antique-rose coloured cashsilk by The Plucky Knitter (highly recommend any of her yarns) – shawl blocked out beautifully and to very decent size:
Iseabail at last - happiness: 8.5 out of 10
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Is it working again?
Have been quiet on this blog as I could not get the interface for posting to work for quite a while.
This morning I decided to give it another shot and upgraded interface seems to work... which would be fantastic as I love to share some knitting WIPs/FOs and gardening/cooking adventures.
Here's an early photo of WIP that will turn into FO this week... more to come and happy to be back :-)
This morning I decided to give it another shot and upgraded interface seems to work... which would be fantastic as I love to share some knitting WIPs/FOs and gardening/cooking adventures.
Here's an early photo of WIP that will turn into FO this week... more to come and happy to be back :-)
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