Calais
Began | November 12, 2015 |
Finished | December 1, 2015 |
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Edited | January 12, 2016 |
Pattern URL | Calais by 613630 |
Found a new-to-me fiber dyer on Etsy, DnD Fibers, and purchased 8oz of one colorway and 8oz of another to spin up. They are both 85% polwarth and 15% tussah silk. One colorway was a soft pink, a purple leaning pink, a steely gray, and white, and the other was soft pink leaning lavender, the…
Started Thyme on halloween. Casting on took a while, and the pattern wasn’t very intuitive the first side through. I made a chart to help me, and will upload that to Ravelry or my knitting site soon. Update 11/14: made all 3 pieces – front, back, and stripe for between. Just need to attach together….
Using my stripey pattern for a pair for me.
spun for this and pom poms that match. Second picture was taken by Beth (MDQuilter)
my mother in law saw a case like this in a sunglasses store for like $40. I whipped it up quick in less than an episode of TV.
the cast on is tricky. I kept trying to rotate the work (ala a sock toe) instead of turn. envision making rainbow shaped arcs with the 5-stitch on each end as the tips of the rainbow. Worked on this for one evening, then knitting in, and then I decided I wanted to wear it the…