knittedyarns Spring Ruched Neck Warmer Scarf – Begins
Spring is coming to a shop window near you and it’s colored pink and grey this season. Note to self, knit something in pink or grey to lull me into believing that spring is here despite the winter weather that keeps hovering over the New York City area. To this end, I bought some Malabrigo lace […]
knittedyarns Mobius Cowl Do-Over-5 Mis-shaped Knitting Project Lessons
5 learnings from re-knitting a Mobius Cowl.
knittedyarns Chix With Stix – Friendly Forest Park LYS
Vist to Chix With Stix yarn store in Forest Park, IL includes yarn eye candy.
knittedyarns Snoods, Cowls and Scarves-Oh my…
2009 Winter fashion trend for snoods and cowls leeds to purple mobius. Links to good pattern and video for cast on.
knittedyarns 3 Factors to Consider When Knitting Fountain Pen Shawl
Since Purl By the Sea is closing, my husband and I are heading out to Montauk to take advantage of the great ocean beach and the friendship that we’ve build with the other knitters at Purl By the Sea. My husband treated me to a wonderful trio of knitting books including Volume 2 of Barbara […]
knittedyarns Sunset on a Knitting-filled Fire Island Vacation
The end of vacations is always bitter sweet, especially summer ones on Fair Harbor’s car-free beach. While the weather wasn’t sunny and bright every day, it allowed us space to re-charge our batteries and get away from the everyday routine. One great advantage of vacation knitting is that you have a tangible reminder of your […]
knittedyarns Black Malabrigo Fountain Pen Shawl Begun
Based on the recommendation of Alyssa, the manager at The Point, I decided to use the two skeins of black Malabrigo merino sock yarn for the Fountain Pen Shawl in the Spring 2009 Interweave Knits magazine. The yarn is scrumptious. It’s a delight to touch and pet! After the Shetland Scarf that I made for […]
knittedyarns Planning Vacation Knitting
This year, we’re going to Fire Island for a beach vacation where we both get to indulge in our hobbies. My husband wind surfs in the bay and I knit on the ocean beach. In preparation, I plan out my knitting, especially since there aren’t any yarn stores on Fire Island in case I run […]
knittedyarns Happy Birthday to The Point (NYC)
To celebrate its 4th birthday, The Point NYC had a sale. In addition to baskets of specially marked yarns in wonderfully lush colors, everything else was 20% off. I used this sale to treat myself to some wonderful Malabrigo 100% Merino Sock Yarn which I had been craving since it first hit The Point’s shelves. […]