knittedyarns 2008 FOs and UFOs
As 2008 draws to a close, I have been reviewing my knitting for the year and my growing list of UFOs. Due to our wedding, much of the first half of the year was focused on the big event. As a result, 2008 was not as productive as 2007 in terms of finished objects (aka […]
knittedyarns Ribbon Lace Scarf – First Wedding Gift Done
Instead of buying members of our wedding gifts, I gave my sister who was my matron of honor, my mother and two other friends balls of fiber wrapped in small pink pouch. Each package contained a note stating what it would become when knitted. I thought that this gave the gifts a personal touch. […]
knittedyarns Honeymoon Cami – Another Last Minute Project
As if planning a wedding, a honeymoon and working wasn’t enough to fill my days until the wedding, I decided to make a Honeymoon Cami out of the white silk from Sarah’s Yarns. I am using tiny, tiny size 1 needles which will slow my progress. I changed the border to use the diamonded edge from […]
knittedyarns New Wedding Shawl Needed!
Once I decided that I was going to buy a wedding dress, one of my friends sent me an email with a dress buying plan of action. You must realize that I was in the home stretch with less than 3 months to go! Her advise was to focus on conisgnment shops and sample sales. […]
knittedyarns Nups in Training-Lily of the Valley Shawl
For my wedding, I decided to make a lace shawl for one of the related services. After spending time with Victorian Lace Today and Lace Style, I plan to make the Lily of the Valley pattern in Zephyr from Jaggerspun purchased from Sarah’s Yarns. Having been warned about the nups, which are five stitches in […]
knittedyarns Silk Ribbed Lace Corset
With the new year, I started swatching new projects, in particular, Annie Modesitt’s Silk Ribbed Lace Corset, I feel like I’m in swatching hell since I don’t have a project that I’m involved with. (Note to self: Remember to start swatching the next project before you finish everything in your knitting basket!) I found the Silk Ribbed […]
knittedyarns Sarah's Yarns-Another NYC Yarn Haven
Lace Style’s Lily of the Valley by Nancy Bush calls for Jaggerspun merino. When I showed this pattern to one of my knitting buddies, she recommended using Jaggerspun’s zephyr instead. It is a wonderful merino and silk combination which has a nice sheen to it. Further she informed me that it could be purchased through […]