In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases and which yarn overs and decreases you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. If you missed it, click here for Part I: Directional Decreases or here […]
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Lace Structure Tutorial: Part II, The Shape of the Fabric
In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases and which yarn overs and decreases you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. If you missed it, click here for Part I: Directional Decreases Part II: […]
Lace Structure Tutorial: Part I, Directional Decreases
In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases (and which yarn overs and decreases) you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. Also, for clearer pictures of the charts or the swatches, click on them […]
Blaaaaaaaaa……………..rgh… *gurgle* *sputter*
For some unexplained reason my upper respiratory track has become a general plague area. It started with a bit of a sore throat that felt like maybe my sinuses draining and now I can’t breathe through my nose at all and it alternates between so stuffed up my head feels like it’s going to implode […]
Book Review: The Natural Knitter
I got a copy of The Natural Knitter: How to Choose, Use, and Knit Natural Fibers from Alpaka to Yak” by Barbara Albright in the mail last week, so I thought I’d write a review as I hadn’t seen one in the blogs yet. “The Natural Knitter” is a comprehensive tome on knitting with natural […]
Thanks everyone for the advice about postal services. I’ll give the USPS one more chance with Global Express mail (which is insured, so I bet they’ll keep better track of it), but if that goes astray, I’m switching to FedEx. You know I was going to show you an FO sweater today, but the designer […]
One more thing….
… does anyone know of a more reliable way to get parcels between the US and UK? The USPS really sucks and there’s no tracking or accountability. I’m open for recommendations. M
Demeter Camisole named
Ariann is done, blocked and being worn, but photos will be taken this weekend when I have more time and posted on Monday. My computer at home is dead right now, with its guts all hanging out, awaiting a new motherboard and CPU, so I have no e-mail or internet contact all weekend. But you […]
Lost and Found
Three and a half years ago, I was attending Utah State University and my wallet was taken from my bag inside a classroom while I went to the bathroom. I checked every lost and found and had my cards all canceled (and incidentally found out which ones cancel your card and which ones just SAY […]
Project Revealed
Wow! Thank you so much for the great response to the camisole! I think I may have settled on a name, but I’ll keep the contest open until tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:00 pm Mountain Time. I have to tell you, I keep looking at the pictures and thinking “Wow! I’m hot!” That doesn’t happen often. […]
