Scoop from Knitter’s Review: This PDF which is being described on KR and LJ Knitting as possibly the Vogue 2005 preview. I don’t know about preview; I’m wondering if it’s the inspiration/theme that had been provided to designers intending to … Continue reading
I picked up the innocuous white box. It smelled almost unnoticeably like cardboard. I took it upstairs. With a little trepidation, I sliced the packing tape seals with a pair of scissors, revealing twenty balls of innocent-looking yarn packed neatly … Continue reading
(…or rather, I will, when the box finally arrives.) There is balance. When elann put the Jo Sharp tweed on sale, I got my yarn days, it seems, before other local knitters did. This time, I’m the one waiting for … Continue reading
Fibre Content: 100% Extrafine Merino Wool Made In: Italy Care: Hand Wash/ Dry Flat Gauge: 23 st/4 inches on 3.5-4.0 mm (US 4-6) Yardage: 125 m (136 yards) Size: 50g (1.75 oz) ball Colour: 1710 Olive Moss Quantity: 10 Colour: … Continue reading
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair might not be worth the $17 admission to some people, but it was far more worthy of its admission price than, say, the Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival. (The one saving grace of CSNF this … Continue reading
I think we should all be clear on this point. It’s not disingenuous to feature Vogue Knitting Accessorize as the “ed.pick” in the new Knit.1 magazine, because “Vogue Knitting” is very clearly emblazoned on the top left corner of the … Continue reading
I’ve had some requests about The Alice Chronicles, mainly… where are they? and will there be any more? They’re still around, you just can’t find them without a Google search, ha ha. No, really, it’s because the old journal page … Continue reading
Sometimes, the effect of intarsia stripes is not worth the effort of knitting them. No pictures, because like I said, it’s not worth the effort.
I’m not in the habit of choking up other people’s bandwidth, but really, everyone should meet Hagatha. She’s posing here, November 1 entry. For convenience, direct links one, two, and three. Note the anatomically correct rendition of the nipples, rear, … Continue reading
Fibre Content: 44% Merino Wool/ 43% Acrylic/ 13% Elité (PBT Polyester) Made In: Italy Care: Hand Wash/ Dry Flat Gauge: 16 st/4 inches on 5.0-6.0 mm (US 8-10) Yardage: 160 m (174 yards) Size: 50g (1.75 oz) ball Colour: Bavarian … Continue reading