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Month: December 2008
Sparkling spangles!
For this week's KnitBits holiday greeting, I whipped up some festive holiday orbs! These yarn balls are so evocative, they simultaneously remind me of evergreens, presents, snowballs, ornaments...all things sparkly and bright! They were very easy to make, if you made Morty or don't own a ballwinder, you can totally handle these holiday spheres. … Continue reading Sparkling spangles!
new videos
Cirilia recorded some helpful videos for this week's Knitbits. All three relate to the free pattern, Rosebud (a lovely cardigan designed by Tonia Barry) but might be quite helpful if you need help picking up sts, have fear of bobbles or if you forget to put in buttonholes some day.
When ice comes to New England
What to do but knit?
Gifting
Pretty much the moment I started at Berroco we've been talking about GIFTS. It started way back in September with tiny holiday sweaters and gift sets you could make on a budget. There was a bit of a debate over the propriety of verbing a noun (I maintain that it is okay in the case of… Continue reading Gifting
wedgette instruction home
The bits and pieces of Wedgette, the sweater I'm designing for my Raverly fan group, seem to be all over the place and even I am finding them difficult to compile. So, here is a digest of all of the instructions so far. I'll be writing the sleeves and finishing soon. I'll add them to… Continue reading wedgette instruction home
Harlotted!
Along with Lorna and Laura at CosmicPluto, we've been Harlotted! It couldn't have happened to a nicer yarn, check out Just Enough Ruffles knit up in Cuzco, one of my favorites: I love how quickly Cuzco knits up, and I love the patterns that are available right now (I had nothing to do with… Continue reading Harlotted!