Sometimes people can be so inconsiderate. Recently two of my colleagues have each made the major decision to retire – and all without giving even a moment’s thought to what impact this might have on my knitting schedule. You see, I had offered to make Rod (one of the soon to be…
Patterns and Precision
So much for my New Year’s Resolution to blog every week. It’s February already and I’ve only made one entry! There is still time to redeem myself and I’m still going to aim for at least one entry each week this year. Over the past few weeks I’ve begun to change how…
Michelin Scarf
Update 2 April 2011. Michelin is now available at a Ravelry Download. download now I talk about this scarf in my previous post. I’m really happy with the result and while I intended it to be a birthday present, I’m not sure if the shock of green and yellow in amongst the…
Jen vs Noro
It’s been a while since I’ve posted and I’d like to say it’s because I’ve been knitting a lot but I’m afraid its far more mundane than that. I’ve been going to the gym before work each morning since September 2010. This means getting up at 5.20am and getting home around 7.30pm….
Flip – Reversible Unisex Scarf.
Here is a simple scarf pattern. It’s reversible and it matches the Flip Reversible Beanie (see links at left to free patterns available here). It’s a unisex pattern as it’s not too lacy and in the right yarn, would like quite blokey. It is a two row repeat that you will memorise…
Finally – a finished object!
Ok, so it’s not a pattern today but a finished object made from someone else’s pattern. I’ve been working on (well, on and off) the Collette Capelet from Morris and Sons since March. It just seemed to go on forever! I am happy with the result. I have quite a few…