So this is Pyukkleen, so very close to being done, but for reasons that will soon be pictorially clear, will not be finished in April. This is three casts ons, and one slight rip back, in. Lesson number one of colorwork: if at all possible, print the pattern in color, for reference. Lesson […]
This book is in Lackey’s Elemental Magic series, where fairy tales are told against the Edwardian era, with elemental magic (Air, Water, Earth and Fire) thrown into the mix. This book is Cinderella, but set in the time of World War I. Eleanor Robinson has been chained to the hearth of her home by
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This in the final book I had read in the Pendragon Cycle, back in the day (aka, high school). It was also formerly the last book in the cycle – and it’s very much an end book, so it would appear that the two books that come after it take place in time frames
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I moved the Swiss chard and Tuscan kale to bigger pots today. This means officially giving up on the nasturtiums and sorrel. I guess sorrel seed has about a two year shelf life. (Too bad mine never went to seed. It would be nice to be able to save seed – the
This is the beginnings of Pyukkleen, by Ysolda Teague. It’s the biggest colorwork project I’ve done to date. I don’t normally care too much about reproducing colorways exactly from patterns, but I actually really liked the combinations in the original pattern. I don’t have easy access to Jamieson’s, so I went with Knit
Pattern: Fish Hat (Dead or Alive?) by Thelma EgbertsYarn: Knitpick Chroma in the Weathervane colorway, Cascade Alpaca Lana d’Oro in Ruby, Classic Elite Renaissance in the Cardinal colorway, Cascade 220 Heathers 2445 (green), Cascade 200 Superwash 844 (lighter purple), Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Superwash in Columbine Heather, Malabrigo Rios in the Glazed Carrots colorwayNeedles:
They’re looking a little beat up, but the daffodils are blooming. I’ve also taken the pots out of the garage today. Surprisingly, only one of the hostas is sprouting up. The pots are pretty dry, so I’m not sure if that’s the reason. We’ll see what a little sun and some
So here’s the latest knitting project: another Fish Hat Dead or Alive?. I’d made one for my friend L a few years back. Her nephew apparently thinks it’s the coolest thing ever, so when I mentioned I was taking commissions when I was down visiting them in January, that went on the list. I did
Here’s the end of the Tess’ Designer Yarns Peruvian sock. I’m now down about a thousand yards of yarn for the year, between projects, and selling a couple skeins that I had no immediate use for last week. (I’m still waiting for those to arrive at their destination so I can spend the money
I get the feeling the author really wanted to stick to a trilogy with this series, but man did she pack a lot into this last book. In the first book, Diana Bishop, witch, and Matthew Clairmont, vampire, meet and fall in love. It’s forbidden. You get a little taste of why.
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