This conglomeration of reviews features three titles published by Storey. They are not new titles, but the type that will wear well on your shelf and will help you strengthen your sock skills, expand your creativity, and work up those one-skeins in your stash into beautiful lace. How to Knit Socks … [Read more...] about 3 book reviews
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current projects, april edition
I seem to have caught spring startitis: I want to start and work on all the projects right now. Some projects are zooming along, others have fits and starts as I work through design challenges. I seem also to have neglected to take many photos lately. Today was rainy, dark, and grey so I didn't get … [Read more...] about current projects, april edition
knitting collection review: Coffee with C.C.
I'm powered by coffee and tea and wear hand-knit socks year-round, when C.C. aka javapurl asked if I'd be interested in reviewing her collection Coffee with C.C., I almost spilled my mug in my rush to reply, yes! This collection of seven patterns, six socks and a shawl does not disappoint. What … [Read more...] about knitting collection review: Coffee with C.C.
learning to knit and code
This 2013 article, Can Learning to Knit Help Learning to Code? recently popped up in one of my social media feeds. It discusses how an electrical engineering professor took a knitting class and discovered how knits and purls are much like binary and written pattern instructions are regular … [Read more...] about learning to knit and code
March’s Current Projects
With Ayrton now available, what projects am I working on? First up is a sample knit in very delightful Anzula luster, in colourway Lottie. It's an easy lace pattern, once you work a few repeats it's easy to read so it's good knitting while listening to audiobooks. Next is a sample crochet of … [Read more...] about March’s Current Projects
Introducing Ayrton
Classic and understated, this top-down knit lace poncho captures every shade in the Opal colourway and highlights the gem-like shine from the tussah silk and merino blend of Anzula's Croquet. It is easy to customize to a longer or shorter length. I find it fitting to introduce you to this design on … [Read more...] about Introducing Ayrton