This week’s offering is from a book called “All You Can Knit and Crochet for Men”. It’s a Golden Hands special publication from the mid 1970’s and I must admit that I bought it for giggles. Although the jumper on the front cover is quite nice, most of the patterns are hilarious. The…
Archives for May 2012
Knitting as Medicine
I went to the doctor yesterday. I haven’t been to the doctor in Ballan before so I had to do the whole medical history thing and fill in a million forms. Then I waited to be called for my appointment. At the Ballan medical centre not only do they bulk bill (yay),…
Retro Monday – Vogue Knitting
I have a formidable collection of old knitting patterns. I bought some of them because one day I’d like to knit them up (after I win the lottery and get bionic wrists so I can knit all day). Others I bought just because they are so dated and daggy and funny that…
Simple Stripes
Sometimes the simplest patterns can be just as rewarding as complex ones. Recently I made up a few striped scarves to show off my hand dyed yarn. Nothing too fancy – just two colours in stripes of two rows each over a 1 x 1 rib pattern. It’s so simple that I…
Bamboo Yarn
I have had some very good experiences with bamboo yarn. My favourites so far are Stella 4ply by Naturally and Bamboo 4ply by Cleckheaton. These bamboo yarns have a lustre and drape that is similar to silk and it blocks quite well too. I haven’t had the opportunity to try any bamboo…