English Crystal
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
With this little tablecloth or lace square, I completed my personal February challenge for Stash Down 2008: the Logan River Wrap, and something lacy with the Omo.
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Tags: brown, challenge, crochet, english crystal, kinzel, lace, square, stashdown, triangle
Do not disturb
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
You may look at my new yarn if you promise not to wake up Munchkin.
Tags: harmony, munchkin, pink, red, yarn stash
ILY, Logan
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
The Logan River Wrap was such an enjoyable project. Everything went smoothly, the pattern repeat was easy to memorize. I did have yardage issues, but the wrap gained length during the blocking process, which made up for that.
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Tags: cable, challenge, kathmandu aran, lace, logan river wrap, miriam l felton, purple, stash down, stole, tweed
And now we return to…
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Omo. Once the knitting on Logan was complete, I was able to pick up this yarn again. I’ve been working steadily on it since.
Tags: brown, curious creek, english crystal, kinzel, lace, omo
Pretty Jay
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles, yarn stash
Logan has dried and is now unpinned. Photo shoot this weekend. : )
I feel so spoiled! Mom surprised me last week with these lovely skeins.
Tags: blue, jitterbug, logan river wrap
Relax!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
Many thanks to everyone who left encouraging comments regarding my worries about the Logan River Wrap. I took
Tags: challenge, interweave knits, kathmandu aran, logan river wrap, mile, miriam l felton, purple, stashdown
Short
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
I cast off Logan last night, and managed to get a so-so picture in the waning daylight.
Tags: cable, kaplooey, kathmandu aran, logan river wrap, miriam l felton, purple, stole
Harmony
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles, yarn stash
Progress has slowed a bit on the Logan River Wrap, but I did finish the 25th repeat last night. I’m using the last ball of yarn right now, and I’m not sure I will have enough for all 29 repeats and the upper border. I’ll probably put in a lifeline at the end of the [...]
Tags: blue, challenge, harmony, logan river wrap, sock-yarn, stashdown, yarn stash
Rustic
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
Now that I had a plan worked out for the Omo yarn, I decided to start the other stole I wanted to knit, the Logan River Wrap. I was attracted to its rustic tweedy, and cozy appearance. By lucky coincidence, when this issue of Interweave Knits (Winter 2007) arrived, WEBS had the exact yarn on [...]
Tags: cable, dropped stitches, interweave knits, jeanie, kathmandu aran, knitty, miriam l felton, purple, queensland collection, stole, webs
Omo, Take 3
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
After the Jeanie fiasco, I perused my copies of Victorian Lace Knitting and Kinzel’s Modern Lace Knitting for ideas on what to knit next. It took a while (there are many lovely things to choose from!), but I finally decided on “English Crystal,” a square design from Kinzel’s first volume.
Tags: brown, challenge, curious creek, english crystal, kinzel, lace, omo, stash down
