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Anyone who thinks that birds in their little nests agree has never had chickens. How bad could these little featherballs be? Pretty bad, if last week was any indication. Nothing lasts forever, and inevitably comes the day when the flock has been thinned out by predators, illness, and old age; and it’s time for the …
I’ll be brief here, as it isn’t Wednesday; but this is urgent enough to share immediately. All my self-published patterns are 15% off on Ravelry until 7:00 PM EST on Saturday, May 9; all proceeds will be donated to HopeRussia and designated for their Covid-19 relief fund. No coupon code is needed for this sale—just …
When SweetGeorgia Yarns announced their Spring Make-Along, I immediately knew what I wanted to make; at some point I realized that I was the only participant daft enough to try for a sweater (in fingering weight, no less!), but amazingly there was no disaster. (Well, there was—a little bit; read on.) I bound off on …
We must have been at Corrie’s house, in the living room, some evening after supper. She was knitting a baby blanket, her favorite project, on the couch or in an armchair; I still remember the constant motion of her wrist (she knit English style and threw the yarn with her right hand) as she talked. …
More Facets Joy is here! Many more vibrant Facets Cowl adventures have been added to Ravelry since Part 1; and with the world in need of a bit of cheer and color right now, this seemed like a good time for another installment! Susan’s Facets Cowl uses Knit Picks Chroma in Shortcake—a lovely creamy, peachy …
First off, as P. G. Wodehouse would say, Kelbourne Woolens Andorra is the snake’s eyebrows. Let me elaborate. There are four—no, five—things that made this yarn seem like a good idea. First, Merino wool; softness. Second, Highland wool: sturdiness. Third, mohair: I don’t know exactly why, but it sounds nice. Fourth, 2ply: lofty, and gives …
Any sweater that can be knitted in six days, blocked in three, and finished in less than one, is a pretty great sweater. According to my notes, I cast on for Caitlin Hunter’s Soldotna Crop on Sunday, March 1, and just wove in the ends on Saturday, March 28; which adds up to 27 days …
Sweater knitters are many; but I’m not usually one of them. For one thing, sweaters are expensive—even something as budget-friendly as Wool of the Andes (which, in my view, is like the Costco rotisserie chicken of yarns) will add up when you need 10 balls of it. And then there’s the time commitment; design usually …
For designers, rejections are a part of life; simply punch “knit/ crochet design rejection” into your favorite search engine for a wealth of musings, cries, and groanings of varied length. They’re a nasty shock for a young designer and nobody finds them easy to deal with (anyone who says otherwise, as Westley would have it, …
The few people who have modeled designs for me know that it is an undertaking not for the faint of heart. I grab an innocent and unsuspecting victim, forcibly drape them in a shawl or festoon them with a hat, and then prod and turn and mutter and mumble and occasionally take a picture. (There’s …