Last month I took part in a test knit for a new pattern by Shara Lambet – the Vela Shawl. My Planina Wrap was make from one of Shara’s patterns, so I was keen to try another. I was also in a bit of a knitting rut. There was nothing I was…
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Gloamin’ Tide MKAL
I’ve just finished a slightly weird but very enjoyable knitting experience as part of Ysolda Teague’s Gloamin’ Tide MKAL. I must admit, I’m really impressed with the end product. An MKAL is a mystery knit along. You receive a pattern in installments over a period of time as you knit along with others…
Planina Wrap
Last week I finished up one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve knit for a while – the Planina Wrap. Planina Wrap is a pattern by Shara Lambeth and it’s available on Ravelry for $4.00. Shara designed this to work with a yarn advent calendar, but it’s a perfect stashbuster too. I…
The Finished Ashburn Shawl
In what may be the longest and laziest knit-along ever, I’ve finished my Ashburn shawl! I actually completed it in June or July last year, after casting on in April 2017. It just took me until January 2018 to block and photograph. Ashburn is a pattern by Melanie Berg. I would definitely…
Ashburn KAL – Rookie Mistakes
Last night I cast off my Ashburn Shawl! There are still lots of ends to sew in and I need to block it, but the knitting part is finished. After a hectic week of dyeing, re-skeining and twisting up skeins, AND putting in a few hours each day on the shawl, my…
Colours and Casting On
So the Ashburn KAL is underway. Knitters have started to choose their yarn colours and cast on. I had a LOT of trouble deciding on colours. I think my first colour problem was being so distracted by colours used in the pattern pictures. The peacock blue and toffee brown with the pale…