Honey cowl

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Honey Cowl by Antonia ShanklandYarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Stonechat colorwayNeedles: Size 9 circs Here’s the Honey Cowl I made for my friend L.     Love this yarn – it’s so pleasant to work with, and it looks really cool in this pattern.

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Adama Cowl

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Adama by Hillary Smith CallisYarn: madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in the Cardinal colorwayNeedles: Size 10 circs So I never do my finishing posts until I’ve blocked things that need blocking.   This was actually finished back in May, so this may be my all time longest stretch between finishing and blocking something.    Granted, with the

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Wildwood Embroidery

Embroidery Notes

Back in June, I’d gotten an embroidery kit at the Royal School of Needlework’s shop at Hampton Court.    (It’s by Hawthorne Handmade, happily also available on Etsy.)   I’d actually started it not long after the trip, but put it aside for what was probably a little bit too much time because the French knots were

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