Tag: scarf
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I’m actually getting a head start on Christmas knitting this year – we’ll see how long this bout of organized enthusiasm lasts. This is the Fairview Scarf by Tanis, and I’m working in the delicious TFA Red label Cashmere/Silk in the colourway ‘grapefruit’. It’s for a friend, but the only clue I’ll give as to…
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There are those among you (you know who you are) who looked at my photography and read about my experiences on our North Ontario road trip – Lake Superior, Highway 11 and all the rest – and only thought ‘ok… but what did you knit in all that car time?’. Here then, for the fiberphiles…
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I’ve been craving one of those long, loopy scarves – and I found the perfect solution in a free pattern by Madeline Tosh. The Honey Cowl uses up 2 skeins of DK weight yarn in a completely mindless, easy knit that works up fast! Again, we’re taking the mirror route of photography here…. This slip stitch…
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I finally got around to writing down the pattern for my Bay of Fundy scarf – a huge, soft, scarf/wrap that I whipped up on vacation while down east this autumn. Don’t be intimidated by the idea of a scarf on 3.5mm needles, the pattern is pretty mindless and easy (which is what made it…
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I finally got around to photographing some of my finished work, and what could make a better shot than getting a lovely (and patient) girlfriend to model my work for me! Yvette is modelling my Lacy V fingerless gloves and slouch hat in ocean blue merino. She’s holding one of my Wooly Teacups in purple…
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This week I finally finished the diagonal lace scarf I’ve been working on. This scarf was knit on 4mm needles, using 3 balls of Debbie Bliss Eco Baby (100% organic fair trade yarn) and the pattern for the wakefield scarf. Blocking A Scarf (or any finicky piece of lace) 1. Go to Canadian Tire and…
The Blue Brick 