With my newest design project going along fairly well, this week I've taken a break and started some simple socks with some Heirloom Jigsaw yarn gifted to me by @pohmieathome ^_^
To finish the year, I'm featuring some of the special projects that have sprung up for various patterns. It's so inspiring to see everyone's individual colour choices and creativity!
Happy Christmas everyone!
Hope everyone had some lovely celebrations. It was great to see the new Christmas Tree TARDIS projects
springing up over December.
I only managed one gift-knit this year - some Randiriel socks for my Mum. They fit! Hooray!
Pattern: Randiriel socks by Alexandra Wiedmayer (travelling cables variation)
Sock knitting is becoming more enjoyable over time - and I love the look and process of knitting patterns with travelling cables.
For this pattern, the heel and toe are not provided. I am still a little unfamiliar with heels so used the heel from the Rick socks.
Hope everyone had some lovely celebrations. It was great to see the new Christmas Tree TARDIS projects
springing up over December.I only managed one gift-knit this year - some Randiriel socks for my Mum. They fit! Hooray!
Pattern: Randiriel socks by Alexandra Wiedmayer (travelling cables variation)
For this pattern, the heel and toe are not provided. I am still a little unfamiliar with heels so used the heel from the Rick socks.
For Christmas celebrations we also baked some almond fingers (below), baklava, and cherry slice for family gatherings, and some Pumpkin, sage and ricotta lasagna for Christmas dinner with my family.
I dropped in to Dairing (Teresa Dair's unique fibre and knitwear studio) yesterday at lunchtime, and discovered a 20% off sale. Hooray!
I had a birthday voucher to spend, so I picked up some DL-2 linen to play with. Couldn't wait to play with it, so did a little swatching on my train ride home. It's a very interesting texture. I'm going to wash the swatch now and see if it ends up more drapey, or if it continues to hold its shape.
Exciting to play with some new fibres - so many possibilities!
The last four subjects that make up my library Masters are now complete ^_^
Finishing these last few subjects while full-time working highlighted how much I enjoy my job, how lucky I am to have it, and how almost everything I do at work is more enjoyable than writing uni essays :p
I haven't received any formal documents yet but hopefully that part of things should go through smoothly. More time is available now for sleep(!) and for crafting ^_^ I can't say I'm using my time very effectively at the moment *cough Skyrim cough*, but I'm planning some new pattern writing soon.
My quest for a proper graduation hat is still unresolved, due to my first university having no-hats for undergrads, my second university holding their graduations in an unappealing massive stadium, and my third university holding their Graduations in Albury. I've resolved to make my own hat from paper to celebrate.
Finishing these last few subjects while full-time working highlighted how much I enjoy my job, how lucky I am to have it, and how almost everything I do at work is more enjoyable than writing uni essays :p
My quest for a proper graduation hat is still unresolved, due to my first university having no-hats for undergrads, my second university holding their graduations in an unappealing massive stadium, and my third university holding their Graduations in Albury. I've resolved to make my own hat from paper to celebrate.
To celebrate the release of Chiaroscuro, my Ruins pattern is now available for free.
Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure? Ruins is an intermediate pattern, written for a knitter comfortable with a circular needle and the magic loop (or two circular needles).
With three sections using different techniques (stranded colour work, basket weave and layers) this pattern is perfect for the restless wanderer who quickly tires of repetitive patterns.
Alternatives are provided for the first two sections if you are finding the techniques too tricky.
Many thanks to those who purchased this pattern while it was available! Profit generated during the last year was donated to charity.
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“There, down the roofless wall did glow
The zun upon the grassy vloor,
An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow,
Unhinder’d by a door”
The zun upon the grassy vloor,
An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow,
Unhinder’d by a door”
(The Castle Ruins - William Barnes)
Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure? Ruins is an intermediate pattern, written for a knitter comfortable with a circular needle and the magic loop (or two circular needles).
With three sections using different techniques (stranded colour work, basket weave and layers) this pattern is perfect for the restless wanderer who quickly tires of repetitive patterns.
Alternatives are provided for the first two sections if you are finding the techniques too tricky.
Many thanks to those who purchased this pattern while it was available! Profit generated during the last year was donated to charity.
New pattern out today!
This pattern was designed to feature metallic yarn (or other specialty fibres) without the commitment of a full garment. The delicacy of the metallic yarn will affect the durability of the project for every-day wear, but will also produce an individual creation depending on the yarn combinations chosen, like a small work of art.
The gloves are knit from the bottom up, in three sections. The first and third sections involve creating two layers for a shadowed appearance; the middle section involves a cable on the back of the hand creating a vignette effect. This pattern is rated as challenging - due to the nature of the delicate yarn, and the fiddly-ness of having two magic loops available simultaneously.
$2.50 - All profit donated monthly to charity.
Pattern details - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Pattern details - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Chiaroscuro - in painting, photography and cinema - strong contrasts between dark and light
serving to achieve a sense of depth and volume...
This pattern was designed to feature metallic yarn (or other specialty fibres) without the commitment of a full garment. The delicacy of the metallic yarn will affect the durability of the project for every-day wear, but will also produce an individual creation depending on the yarn combinations chosen, like a small work of art.
The gloves are knit from the bottom up, in three sections. The first and third sections involve creating two layers for a shadowed appearance; the middle section involves a cable on the back of the hand creating a vignette effect. This pattern is rated as challenging - due to the nature of the delicate yarn, and the fiddly-ness of having two magic loops available simultaneously.
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