is finished and it fits! It is called the oil slick pullover as my friend always seems to have his head under the bonnet of one vehicle or another and an oil-slick won’t show.
I am advised that when you drop stitches on the knitting machine it is often a weight issue – the story of my life!!!!
Kate lent me a her old knitting machine – I couldn’t cast on and rang for telephone assistance – she advised picking up stitches from an existing pullover and knitting on to that. It worked, and I had got this much done by the time she came to give me a lesson on Thursday. I […]
I have started knitting my friend’s pullover – it is in various dark fleeces (Zwarbles, Jacob, BFLeicester) he will wear it in his vehicle workshop and it is designed not to show grease and oil marks – hence the name. I knitted the sleeves by hand on my lovely knit pro rosewood cable needles and […]
Knit Pro have kindly replaced my Rosewood Needle box free of charge. It fell apart and I had only had it for 3 years! – I purchased it from Anj at Meadow Yarns who kindly sent the box – deluxe version with magnetic closure that looks and feels as if it came from the […]
This lovely top by Yvonne shows how BFL in its natural shades blends so beautifully – I love it.
I put it on my ancient balance scales to find out – the answer is ‘Yes!’ The yarn is rainbow dyed – we will be doing this on 10th January. I bought the yarn in a skein – I don’t mind experimenting on bought yarn – wouldn’t risk my own handspun though. I prefer to […]
Our little HapHazard group has completed four Shetland Haps so far and four more are ‘work in progress’. the one on the left is in handspun Blue faced Leicester by Val who only learned to spin in July – she works part time, and has a family and horse to look after so it is […]
you can make a cushion cover in shades to match your chair in just two days at my Weaving for Beginners course in February 2014 – see events – In this one I started with a new ball of wool from Uppingham yarns and wove in left over handspun yarns, bits of silk and slivers […]
In November we looked at how to manage colours using Tints, Tones and Shades. In December we painted primaries and mixed secondary colours for our own colour wheels and could then see the complementary of each colour. Next month we are dyeing and exploring ways to use complementary colours. Last tuesday Rachel explained how the differing wavelengths […]
Festive Woolly Day will be held at my new venue for workshops: Loddington Visitor Centre. Bring your wheel and something for lunch – leftover mince pies? mulled wine? and enjoy a party you haven’t had to organise. – Never been to Spinningschool? No problem -you’ll be with warm, welcoming people who just like doing woolly things; no subscriptions, […]
Here is another shawl in four shades of Blue Faced Leicester plied with silk and mohair that I have just completed. I started it while knitting with my Wednesday group
The shawl made at my knitting group was smaller than she anticipated – but it has grown a lot since it went on the frame last week. The frame was made for me by Mark my son-in-law, It is nearly seven feet square and currently has four shawls being blocked out on it.
Here is the first shawl from my Wednesday night knitting group – the Hapless Knitters! Jane did this – and I love it.
Wednesdays are ‘hap-hazard’ nights in the studio when you can learn to make a shawl – or it could be used as a throw as seen here coving up an unsightly chair. Patterns, help and advice with spinning, knitting and choosing yarn are included, as well as refreshments.
I see the new prince was wrapped in a hand-knitted, peak edged, shawl. Spinners in my new studio get the same treatment as this picture shows. They also get to try any of these new wheels from Ashford: Joy, e-spinner, traditional, Kiwi2, Country2…
I have just finished another Shetland Hap which is currently being blocked out in my studio. The colours look less intense with the light showing through – they were more obvious in the knitting stage as you can see below. The yarn is from The Little Grey Sheep….