knittedyarns on Jan 23rd, 2010Magenta Nereid Gauntlets (aka Fingerless Gloves)-3 Modifications
3 modifications to the Neried Fingerless Gloves.
knittedyarns on Sep 12th, 2009Polly's Pink Recycled Cotton Sweater Finished!
Despite being a small child’s sweater, the Eloise Sweater took longer than anticipated to knit. Perhaps it was the fact that I tend to knit cotton on smaller needles since cotton has a tendency to stretch. For a child, this may not be a bad thing since the sweater could grow with the child. For [...]
knittedyarns on Jul 22nd, 2009Polly’s Pink Sweater
As a rule, I don’t knit for children. Despite the fact that you use less yarn, the items seem to take just as long as an adult project. Good friends of ours had a baby girl last summer and I decided to make a sweater instead of buying a baby present. I took the one [...]
knittedyarns on Jul 11th, 2009Swatching – A Necessary Evil
I always swatch before starting projects which need to fit (clothes versus warshrags and shawls). As recommended, I then wash and block my swatches. While I don’t always make my swatches to a minimum of 4 inches by 4 inches, I do test the various repeats. For my next attempt of the Botanica Medallion Sweater, [...]
knittedyarns on Sep 2nd, 2007Montauk-Knitting at the End of New York
To get in some more beach time, my boyfriend and I decided to make a one day trip to Montauk this Labor Day weekend. Despite the fact that there are beaches at the end of several subway lines that are a mere $2.00 subway ride away (although from Manhattan, they can be over an hour [...]
