Earlier this week, I won a new fibre related gadget–a set of ball winder and a swift! The set was a vintage wooden set made in the 1940s or 1950s, with a yellowed instruction. It must’ve got stored away during these years. I was just watching a ball winder, not wanting a swift, but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cashmere’
more socks and a new toy
Posted in knitting, tagged 4ply, cashmere, cotton, frog, knitting, Linea Rossa, rowan, socks, stockings, swift, winder, yarn on February 18, 2008 | 8 Comments »
More on Heartening, and FOs
Posted in knitting, pattern, tagged alpaca, angora, aran, blue, cables, cardi, cashmere, classic, felted, FOs, heartening, kashmere, knitting, lace, Lana grossa, Linea Rossa, louisa harding, lux, merino, pattern, rooster, rowan, soft, stockings, teal, tweed, twig, worn on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know I will thank myself for keeping knitting notes, the sole purpose of this blog–I shall keep this blog alive! here are notes of the week.
*Few notes on Heartening
Last week, I wonder if I should knit another “Heartening”, so I can show you the slightly different version with the heart jointed. What harm can [...]
The replacement for the double knitting argyle scarf
Posted in knitting, pattern, tagged cashmere, gift, gray, herringbone, knitting, Lana grossa, merino, pashmina, pattern, scarf, slip stitch, stitchionary, vogue knitting on December 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Knitting for me should be very relaxing. Solely for this reason, I can say that I don’t really enjoy double knitting. Meanwhile, I can’t stand the slow progress of making the albeit beautiful argyle scarf! So I ask myself: don’t I need to make life easier at this time of the year, when pressure isn’t [...]



