This pattern is the Silence Tee by Ruth Nguyen and it was so pretty. It was a good chance to try a yarn base that was summery in Knit Picks Lindy Chain. We’ve had an extra hot summer here, and that influenced my choice! When I saw the colors available, Rouge and Conch jumped out…
After a mighty long hiatus from socks , making an attempt again. Last pairs were too small for my feet, in 2018/2019. My feet spread out with my PTTD. And I was knitting at such a tight gauge, my hands were hurting too. So I’m doing these still on my US 1, but attempting to…
From Brioche Chic book.
This lovely fiber was gifted by my friend Whitney. Spun on Wanda, my Hansen Minispinner Preparation end to end Construction chain ply Weight Worsted Grist WPI
Exoskeleton by Shana Cohen Purchased yarn from Queen City Yarns: Biddleville DK in Lucky Charms x2 and Madison Park Mohair in Raspberry Beret. Purchased pattern as preorder already from payhip. Plan to make the larger size. I love the idea that I am froot loops on the outside and pink on the inside 🙂 This…
My very first yarn advent is a Disney Princess-inspired set of 24 minis and a full skein for Christmas. This set was from Yarn Café Creations. It was a fun experience! When finding a pattern, I wanted something that could use most of the minis, something that showed off all of the multicolored yarns, and…
After viewing a variety of projects that used this pattern, I chose to make a 3 color version instead of two because that’s what I had. And it ended up that I was able to do a 3 color version with only 3 skeins instead of 4. Used the two-color brioche instructions for section 3….
PLANNING: Use TdF2021 handspun (DnD Fibers) for main color. Sun Valley in Wine, Onyx, and Intermission are coming for the colorwork. Plan to continue colorwork at the underbust (possibly with a band of corrugated ribbing first). Bought the pattern from Jessica McDonald’s site. September 26: wound yarn and swatched in the round September 28: cast…
I’m feeling extra spooky/witchy/halloween-y this year. So I really needed a shawl to match this feeling. Enter, my design, the Superpowers shawl. When I was setting up the blog, and wanted my patterns to be available #offrav, it was joyful to look at my pics again to add the pattern to payhip. It made me…
Autumn Wreath Macrame style center weaving Maple leaves from yarnspirations. sunflower like flower from Paper Wool and Yarn, with tips from A Pattern to Follow. Beech Leaves that curl up. Plenty of pom poms, including a pair of Mickey and Minnie poms. Burlap ribbon strand of USB lights that were in the small bathroom in…
