The “Cable Knitting Techniques” class I taught last month seems to be about ready to fall off the edge of my conscious memory, but there were a few things that I thought I’d talk about here before that happens. In the class (and in the online information I put together), I mentioned learning to read your cables – but that… Continue Reading How to read cables
Continue reading →I despair of ever learning to say “No”. But although I do let myself in for more work that way, it usually more than balances out with fun! This time, it was volunteering to teach a 1-hour class at our local community college’s “Free College Class Day”. My eldest daughter told me they were looking for instructors, and since knitting… Continue Reading Cables on my mind
Continue reading →I suppose it was inevitable that two of my worlds – books and knitting – would collide, and I’m enjoying the result! I am also seeing the beginning of a trend. The first one, of course, was the “Ithilien Brocade Jacket“, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings character Eowyn. The inspiration for this new one is Lessa, a… Continue Reading Another fiction-inspired sweater design
Continue reading →One of the great things about knitting is that you can customize or modify a pattern – even your own – in whatever way you choose. Of course, that opportunity does occasionally backfire, but that just means you have learned something. Again. Here’s an example of a modification that seems to have worked out just the way I planned it. … Continue Reading Sock mods
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