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
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
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
Have you any Panda Wool?
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
I thought this last-minute but thoughtful gift would be a Breeze. But disaster has befallen; I have completely run out of yarn!
Cables and skimpy yardage** turned out to be a bad match. Even though I should’ve known better, I had every faith that what I had (one skein plus a bit leftover from the baby [...]
Tags: breeze, cable, crystal-palace, disaster, gift, knitty, lace, orange, panda-wool, socks
Red Ribs and Cables
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
These are my first pair of socks completed in about two months. I didn’t think I would be happy with a sock break, but it really helped! In fact, I’ve already started a new pair, this time for gift-giving later this year. Still in the works are the socks for my Hogwarts Sock Swap [...]
Tags: cable, gift, knitalong, red, rib, secret-pal, sock-club, sock-savior, sockamania, sockapalooooza, socks, socks-in-the-cities, spunky-eclectic, ssyc. small dyers
Three old ladies knit the socks of death
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books, knitting, socks
Today’s post title is courtesy of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. I thought this chapter heading was too cute not to use. (The book is first in a series about a boy’s modern-day adventures with the Olympian gods, demigods, creatures, and monsters. If you are familiar with Greek and Roman mythology, it’s easy to [...]
Tags: books, cable, classics, design, elegance, gods, gryffindor, hogwarts, knitalong, olympus, red, rib, sockamania, sockapalooooza, socks, socks-in-the-cities, swap
1-? Hats
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
I wasn’t very project-monogamous in November. Instead of devoting myself to my gift socks like a good knitter, I took breaks with several quick projects. The first two I worked on were hats.
Tags: 3am, black, cable, gray, hats, noro, pink, purple, rib, smariek, valley yarns
