knitting
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on May 2nd, 2012
According to the Family Circle magazine, you burn 400 kj per hour knitting…
Category Archive for 'Knitting'
Gull Lace Second Attempt
Posted in Knitting on Apr 26th, 2012
As you know I failed at the February Fitted Pullover – my lace looked very moth eaten, but I was determined to master the lace pattern. I decided in the round was just too complicated at this stage – I just wanted a simple flat pattern – a scarf! This is a scarf of my [...]
Knitting Progress Report
Posted in Knitting on Apr 19th, 2012
I was defeated on this project – my lace looked like a series of unrelated holes! However, I am determined to get to grips on this pattern, so I am going to try a scarf (I’m hoping flat will be easier than round).
Progress Report
Posted in Knitting on Apr 13th, 2012
Slowly, slowly. The lace pattern is reasonably easy to remember – although the girls are home on holidays at the moment and like to ask me questions while I’m trying to concentrate (I think I managed to fix/cover up this morning’s mistake). I really want to knit socks though … I am determined to finish.
February Jumper
Posted in Knitting on Apr 5th, 2012
Well my third attempt is faring a bit better. I’ve made it to knitting the lace!
Third Time Lucky!
Posted in Knitting on Mar 29th, 2012
This is my third attempt at starting this top – I kept twisting it when I joined the round (despite my best efforts). I referred to Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitting Workshop and knit the first 5 cm flat and then joined the round. I think it’s OK now, but this is my last attempt. If this [...]
New Quilt Design
Posted in Fabric Stash, Knitting, Patchwork, Quilting on Mar 22nd, 2012
I’m going to make Miss A a quilt using three fabrics (from my stash) – it is going to consist of big plus signs. I’m still working on the baby clothes quilt (I cut a few more squares everyday) and the knitting project (I’m about to start knitting the lace pattern), but they are both [...]
I have two new, rather large, projects on the go. The first is a quilt made from the girls baby clothes. This seemed like a lovely idea, but cutting the squares and rectangles is very time consuming. The other project is this one by Amy Herzog… I’ve cast on three times so far … Above [...]
Another Finished Object – Two Socks
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 29th, 2012
I finished the second sock! These came together very easily and I might be a convert to toe up construction. There are some great instructions here.
Knitted Dinosaurs
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on Feb 16th, 2012
As you’re probably all aware, Miss P is a huge dinosaur fan – we have a quilt, a cushion and a T-Shirt, so when I saw this book at Dymocks I just had to have it. You can find more about it here. Both girls have requested this dinosaur … On a cursory reading it [...]