knittedyarns Shaped Lace Tee – A New Knitting Journey
During our Labor Day adventure to Montauk, I bought 3 skeins of Brown Sheep’s Cotton Fleece in dusty rose to make the Shaped Lace Tee in Knitting Lingerie Style at Purl By the Sea. In the interim, I considered making the camisole lace top out of some Italian made off white cotton and merino fiber […]
knittedyarns Knitted Lingerie Style Laced-Front Sweater-Finished!
The Laced-Front Sweater from Knitted Lingerie Style is finally a sweater! I really enjoyed knitting the Brooks Farm Harmony and love the way that the rose and brown colorway worked for this pattern. I was surprised at how long it took me to sew together the sweater and knit the i-cord. At first, I was […]
knittedyarns Laced-Front Sweater Comes Together
One of the benefits of knitting the Laced-Front Sweater is learning how to do an i-cord, which, after the initial thrill of creating a cord, is rather boring and best accomplished on subways and other means of transportation. I-cord in process At Jennifer’s recommendation, I measured the placement of the loops for the laced-front at […]
knittedyarns Laced-Front Sweater Knitted Up
Back from my two day San Francisco trek, I indulged in an afternoon at The Point with my knitting friends. It seemed like I hadn’t been around for ages! I took the day off from working (which is easy to do when you take a red eye from the west coast) and need to get […]
knittedyarns Changes…Knitting Lingerie Style's Lace-Front Sweater Begins
In addition to swatching for my Laced-Front Sweater from Knitting Lingerie Style (since my stitches always differ from the suggestions on labels and/or yarn websites), I’m modifying the pattern slightly. The Laced-Front Sweater uses negative ease to accentuate the female form. Further, it’s knit straight to the bust to highlight the corset-like form. Since I plan to […]
knittedyarns Montauk-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 […]
knittedyarns Looking Ahead to Next Project from Knitted Lingerie
My brother recently sent me Joan McGowan-Michael’s Knitted Lingerie book for my birthday. The book is truly knitting eye candy! Joan organized the book around the different items of women’s lingerie. In many cases, her patterns creatively use the lingerie as inspiration for her design. Contrary to what you may think, many of the book’s patterns may […]