Knitty – Branching Out

I started on this pattern previously but never finished it because I didn’t think it look lacy enough. I cast on with a hank of gorgeous red Silky Wool a few days ago and have done 12 repeats so far. It’s looking a little wonky so far so I’m hoping blocking will transform it from [...]

Magknits – Jaywalker

I was determined to have at least one knit FO in 2007 and… I did! I finished my Jaywalker last week! Yay me!
Pattern: Jaywalker
Yarn: 2 x Knit Picks‘ Felici in Hummingbird (I think I might have enough left over for a pair of footies!)
Needles: 2.00mm (Knit Picks Nickel Plated DPN Set)

Before starting on this pattern, [...]

Tweed Yarn

I grabbed the chance to enhance my stash when Lois decided to destash (she still has some lovely Malabrigo Baby Merino Lace for those interested). Strictly speaking, I’m not a fan of pastel colours (prefer deep reds, olive greens and generally autumn colours) but I really wanted to try the yarn, especially the silky tweed. [...]

Happy Holidays!

Merry christmas to those who celebrate it and happy holidays to the rest! Hope all of you haven’t been too burnt out crafting your holiday gifts to enjoy the season!

Lis Buys More Yarn

I placed 3 orders with The Yarn and Fiber Company, one in October, one in November and one last week. The order from last week has arrived but the other 2 orders are still on back order. Prior to these purchases, I’ve never bought anything on back order before so I’ve no idea how long [...]

New Look

I changed this blog’s and my personal blog’s, About Every Little Thing, layouts to the same one. I’ve always preferred the 3-column look so when I found a nice-looking Blogger template, I went ahead with it . Man, I spent the whole of yesterday tweaking both blogs seeing how I had to redo all the [...]