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I’ve decided to make Alison Hansel’s Leftovers Vest using City Tweed DK in Tahitian Pearl and Orca with bright bits of my hand-spindled yarn from our new Corriedale Roving.
My City Tweed yarn arrived last week and I’ve wanted to get even just a bit of handspun finished to show you. I finally decided to settle down and ply up what I had finished and I am thrilled with the result!
I know it looks bulky but that is only because I was trying to show you as much surface as possible. And, I like pulling it up by my ears. It is warm, cushy, comforting and it knit up so quickly. You also have to imagine it with a winter coat rather than a lightweight summer top.
I did make it a bit more challenging than necessary. The pattern from Milano Hilados suggested using the yarn to stitch the two ends together. But, I chose to start with a Provisional Cast-On so I would be able to weave, or Kitchener Stitch, the ends together. With Size 17, straight needles, it was a very clumsy way to begin. I had to start several times but once I finally got things going, it did only take about an hour to knit. And, I love that there isn’t a visible seam.
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Jody thought I would appreciate seeing the shop where she bought my lovely knitting treats. Just look at the temptations.
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My friend Jody sent such a wonderful bag of yarn goodies to me!
This is a decadent collection of alpaca, laceweight yarn. It is a warm-toned brown and is unbelievably soft. I can’t wait to cast-on a shawl but I’m not sure about the design. I don’t want to make my usual Pi shawl because the alpaca yarn is going to be very warm. It certainly doesn’t need to be doubled over like you do when you where a Pi shawl.
I also think I want a relatively tight stitch pattern. Textured rather than lacy. Umm, what to do, what to do. I’m open to suggestions.
Read more »The Knit Picks office is a pretty busy place. We are always working on the catalog, or developing new products. But that doesn’t mean that it’s all work and no play!
I came to work wearing some awesome crocheted slippers that I bought at Last Thursday (an arts festival in Portland on Alberta Street). I love how bright and crazy they are! Stacey wanted to take my picture, and I decided to do a high kick!
Apparently knitting is extremely popular in Argentina. In fact, there is a Yarn District in Buenos Aires!
My friend Jody lives in Argentina. She sent this yarn to me because she thought I would appreciate the uniqueness of this yarn, and she knew I would love the autumn colors! This yarn is a bulky thick and thin yarn, with orange felted flowers tied to this really interesting art yarn.
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Of course, introductions require names. I’ve always named my spinning wheels. My Kromsky Sonata is Elizabeth. My Joy is Amy. But, I never thought about naming my drop spindles.
The last couple of years I’ve become enamoured with drop spindling. I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty and personality of each of my drop spindles. The surprising productivity that comes from the portability of drop spindles. I am just as likely to grab a spindle and fiber as I head out the door each morning as I am to take along a knitting project.
Read more »What an exciting feeling! to have a pattern you’ve created be posted
on the web. Also, I now have a great appreciation for all the designers
out there… creating a pattern has been an interesting experience for
me… but I finally did it!!! (and I have a great model, don’t you
think!!!)
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My coworkers and I are so excited that we are finally offering spinning supplies, because we’ve been crazy about spinning for a long time. I learned how to knit first, and then my love of yarn drove me to try to spin with a drop spindle made out of a cd and a dowel, and later I bought a spinning wheel. Kelley actually learned how to spin before she started knitting. In college, she had a work study job at her college’s library, and many of her coworkers were spinners and taught her! Alison is a spinning maniac, bringing in hanks of handspun to the office almost every Monday morning.
We all hang out after work for informal craft nights, but we thought it would be fun for everyone to bring their spinning wheels to work so we could gather and spin together!
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I knit socks slow, and my current sock project, which I blogged about last May,
is the slowest one I’ve done yet! I mean, I did take time off the knit
a couple of sweaters, and finish another pair of socks, and finish my
Tiger, and ribbing takes me such a long time (thrower here!), and so
much of this project is in plain old white yarn in 2 by 2 rib, and,
and….
