I’ve reached about the halfway point in my Ithilien Brocade Jacket! After a winter hibernation, it is back in production. The first sleeve is done up to the armhole, and is (barely) attached. So far, so good! Right now, I’m thinking about changing the plan for edge finishing. I am seriously considering an i-cord edging all around, with a double… Continue Reading Halfway to Ithilien
Continue reading →Things have been happening here, although you certainly couldn’t tell from the lack of blog posts. So just to make sure you know that I’m still around, here’s a quick update. I finished the Windowpane Check Rib socks, but have not yet sent them off to their new home. First, I hung onto them until I could snap a couple… Continue Reading Brief sock update
Continue reading →And now, back to our regular programming! I have gotten a fair bit of knitting done since the last knitting post, so I’m trying to catch up here. I did finish Keith’s Cable Cardigan, but since I haven’t been able to corral him yet for a picture, I’ll save the details until I can. Here’s the first half of a… Continue Reading Actual knitting content
Continue reading →I’ve recently discovered a different kind of Viking knitting. Not like my Viking socks, which have cable designs taken from Viking stone carving and other artifacts (I highly recommend Elsebeth Lavold’s book Viking Patterns for Knitting for this), but with wire! This kind of work has evidently been called Viking knitting for a long, long time, and is a method… Continue Reading Viking knitting
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