Craft this scarf using 12 mm needles and 200g Chunky weight yarn. I used Toft Wool/Alpaca mix in Camel. Step 1 – Using 12 mm needles cast on 11 stitches Step 2 – knit 1 row, turn Step 3 – This is the Right Side, begin pattern: ::: right side row – Slip first stitch… Continue reading The Big Midrib Scarf – free pattern
with knitting. Like all great love affairs I just didn’t see this one coming. I yearn after yarn, I pine for the perfect pattern, I swoon at the potential of swatches. I spend way too much time photographing the objects of my obsession. Whilst I’d love to get that drape-y lavender hued gorgeousness onto… Continue reading Laughably in love…
Knitted in the round using Addi 20 cm 3.25 mm circular needles from Wool Stack. You will need approximately 10 grams, 40-50 m of 4 ply/fingering weight yarn. The blue that I used here is Dazzle HT (High Twist) from the Natural Dye Studio Mini Skein Club and the white is remnant yarn of a similar… Continue reading Snow Leopard Lavender Pouch – Brief instructions and knitting chart
How was your day? High – well, finding that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow was pretty cool. Low – I could have done without falling down the abandoned mineshaft. Translates brilliantly to sewing too, thanks to Crafting A Rainbow. I’m going to use the sometimes controversial ‘Boss’ scale to rate these:… Continue reading High/Low – a game we like to play
The youngest member of our family is away. Even the cats appear to miss her. Prior to her departure the short-haired cat slept on her pile of half-packed things, giving every impression of knowing that the suitcase symbolised imminent separation. Pack me too. Last night, youngest’s first night away, the long-haired cat was unsettled and… Continue reading Separation, displacement and a sheep called Sheila
Barley Harvest Skinny Scarf Notes: This is a Double Lace Rib worked in two sections, each end is finished with a picot bind off. The Double Lace Rib is worked in multiples of 6 stitches + 2. The pattern repeats every 4 rows. The dimensions of the scarf pictured are 93 x 5.5 centimetres. The… Continue reading Barley Harvest Skinny Scarf
Do you know what I would do if I could time travel? I would ask Past Penny to remember to photograph her recently purchased locally sourced wool in one of the many picturesque locations by which she was surrounded. Maybe artfully perched upon a magnificent dry stone wall? Or placed thoughtfully atop a skillfully constructed… Continue reading Woolly Wensleydale – A Floccose Dalliance in the Dales
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