Yesterday I hinted about my plans to “destash for charity” but I didn’t really give much detail. Today I’m happy to share my thoughts in “destash for charity 2”. I went through my yarn stash and pulled out the skeins and balls of yarn that are lovely but just not right for…
scarf
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…
Three More
Three more UFOs are off the list. This is pretty impressive – well, I’m impressed. It means of the sixteen UFOs I started out with on 4 December 2011, there are only three left to do. It feels great to be getting them finished or frogged and I’ve actually enjoyed the process….
A week of peace
I’ve taken a week off work to, well, basically not be at work. I don’t have any major plans for the week apart from some knitting and sewing. I just needed a week to unwind before I have to launch myself into all the joy that comes with working in a finance company at…
Michelin Scarf
Update 2 April 2011. Michelin is now available at a Ravelry Download. download now I talk about this scarf in my previous post. I’m really happy with the result and while I intended it to be a birthday present, I’m not sure if the shock of green and yellow in amongst the…
Flip – Reversible Unisex Scarf.
Here is a simple scarf pattern. It’s reversible and it matches the Flip Reversible Beanie (see links at left to free patterns available here). It’s a unisex pattern as it’s not too lacy and in the right yarn, would like quite blokey. It is a two row repeat that you will memorise…