My 1st experiment with Laura Bryant's magic number method of knitting with hand-dyed yarns is going very well indeed. 😋
I'm knitting a sock of ⅔ my magic number.
Yesterday was day 1 of knitting lab. I definitely want to repeat this experiment with previously pooled yarn in my stash!
Difficult to make out bc of the dark-colored yarn, but I have the 1st one blocked, the 2nd one ready to block & #3 in progress. Need to make 5 panels total, then sew them together, like a box.
Don't know what happened to my pictures from before. I'd deleted them from my phone, but thought they'd be saved on my blog. Oh well. Next time I'll know before I push delete too many times.
As if I don't have enough UFO's! This is Tosh. From 101 sock yarn one-skein wonders. I'm not going off piecing, so I'm knitting 4-at-once in the round. Do that's only 5 panels to make.
This is panel #1. Just started this project today bc I'm stuck in the house due to my car being broken... Again. Well, at least I have a car.
So, the pattern calls for size 1.5 needles. I used size 2 last time and ran out of yarn. This time I think these needles are size 1. And it's going to be a much smaller bag. Which is OK.
Going to have fun choosing fabric for the lining. But first things first! Must finish the knitting. Back to work.
This is the name of a classic quilt design typically done using the paper piecing technique. These are very beautiful & quite labor-intensive projects. As I don't typically quilt, I decided to make a Grandmother's Flower Garden in tatting many years ago.
Since letting the project hibernate for a while, it's back on the front burner & if I didn't have the flu, is be making great progress during my week of vacation. Pictures will be posted later. :-)
This pattern is from Victorian Lace Today by Hand Sowerby. I've finished the center panel, and am now working on the edging. This yarn is Capra in "olive" purchased at Cast-On Cottage in Roswell.
