knittedyarns on Mar 14th, 2010Blocking Oxblood Mommes Lysedug Shawl
Photographs of blocked Mommes Lysedug Doily knit as a shawl in Tosh Lace weight. Blocking dimensions included.
knittedyarns on Mar 13th, 20105 Suggestions to Help Knit Mommes Lysedug Lace
I finally finished my Mommes Lysedug lace scarf! Mind you, it took me almost an hour to do the bind off!
Having done a lot of comparisons across circular shawls and doilies, I thought that it would use most of the 950 yards of the Oxblood colored Madeline Tosh superwash merino lace weight wool that I [...]
knittedyarns on Feb 27th, 2010More Antique Lace Doily Knitting-Mommes Lysedug
While I promised myself that I wouldn’t allow knitting UFOs to accumulate this year, the fact that my 40″ Hiya Hiya circular needles broke was a great excuse for starting a new project. I have wanted to make a lace shawl from the Madeline Tosh Lace Superwash Merino that I bought from Webs at Stitches [...]
knittedyarns on Oct 28th, 2009Stitches East 2009 in Hartford, CT
Stitches East is a mega knitters’ convention that combines a wide variety of classes across disciplines from the who’s who of knitting, yarn and knitting supply shopping and fashion show. This year’s show was in Hartford, CT, a relatively short jaunt by public transportation from New York City.
My friend Amanda persuaded me to meet her [...]
