Wherein we show off a pretty sweater with some really crappy photos.
Sorry for the none-too-great photos, but it’s not likely that I’ll have anything better before the weekend, if even then. You can click them for larger, though they don’t get much better.
Pattern: Fair Isle Yoke Sweater from “Knitting Around” by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Knitted for [...]
Read: EPS Complete!
I was originally going to get black buttons for my EPS Cardigan, but was having trouble finding enough of the same button – seems like there’d only be 6 in stock, when I needed 7. I ended up getting some burgundy buttons that match the color of the cardigan fairly well, though they’re not all [...]
Read: Buttons 101
I haven’t been doing too much other than swatching for the past few days while EPS is blocking. Above are samples of Tahki Donegal Tweed, Classic Elite Skye Tweed, and Rowan Calmer (which is a dark plum color, not that you can tell from the awful photo above taken in a very dark room).
I [...]
Read: Swatching
While waiting for my “Cardigan Details” DVD to arrive so I could finish the steek on the EPS cardigan, I needed something else to work on.
Pattern: Urchin, by Ysolda (Knitty Fall 2007). Ravelry link here.
Yarn: Plymouth Baby Alpaca; 1 skein; color 679
Needles: US 11 (8 mm)
Size: I knitted size medium, even though I thought small [...]
Read: Hey Beret
The steek is cut!
After trying out a few techniques with the sewing machine (trust me, don’t even bother trying it with the feed dog down), I got the brilliant idea of using the walking foot I bought when I was quilting. Of course, I had to remember how to put the darn thing on my [...]
Read: Snip!
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