…i can’t help it…

i’m in!
 
 
(but i’ve been good and had some progress on the pink scarf and the striped tunic since my last post…)

- ufo status -

i’m thinking a lot about my knitting these days, but am not getting anything done. i decided to do an inventory and got this:

(and these aren’t even all…)
 from top left the projects are:
- another deminishing braids hat (just started)
- reversible knitted baby blanket (halfways?)
- striped tunic from knit1 (not too much to go)
- garterlac dischcloth (just [...]

Mystery Stole 3 – swatching

the first clues of the ms3 won’t be out for another couple of weeks, but in the meantime we’re told to swatch!
i’m trying to figure out which yarn to use, and i’m wondering about this 100% silk i bought the other day. i’ve knit up these two pieces, one with needle size 3 mm and [...]

i just can’t get enough…

…of new projects. look what i ran into (and had to join):
 

 
another mystery! click the image and it will take you to the yahoo group to see more info and maybe join the fun!

on the needles

and a little bit of yarn just jumped on the needles as i found the pattern for this during a bloggabout….. any suggestions to what it will be?

malabrigo

i bought a skein of the worsted weight malabrigo yarn from pinnsvin design and knitted a scarf a while back. and now my mom wants one, too. one 100 g skein makes a not so long scarf, but oh – so soft…
yarn: malabrigo worsted weight
colour: ladrillo vivacity
needles: 8 mm
pattern: patentstrikk (if anyone knows this word [...]

silk yarn – for dress?

i’m thinking about knitting a dress for a wedding in the fall and am on the lookout for appropriate yarn. i want the dress to “fall” properly, so silk seemed to be a good choice. i think i’ll swatch a little with this - 100% silk  -and see where it takes me. it is thin and [...]

yarn mystery 4th and last part

tata - mystery no more!

a container for my knitting! it has been twice in the washing machine with two pair of jeans at 40 degrees, and has been blocked full of cds and dvds. the with of it is about the height of a dvd-case. i’m pretty happy with it, and very happy about making such [...]