Category Archives: Knitting

Castanets is a Go

The Castanets knit-along kits went so well in pre-order that I’ve been dyeing just to keep up, which means I haven’t had time until today to decide what colors I’d like to knit for myself. My hydrangeas and newly cast … Continue reading

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Galanthus KAL – Choices, Choices!

Galanthus kits are ready for pre-order for my Spring knitalong, if you are so inclined. I’ve chosen some high & low contrast combinations, but you are still free to peruse my Pinterest page and select two colors of your own. … Continue reading

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Second To Last Color

My second Turnagain is close to finished – only one short color repeat, then a very long one, then the three needle bind-off I substituted the first time because my patience for kitchenering more than 8 stitches at a time … Continue reading

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Spring KAL – Sneak Peek

Here’s a quick look at the pattern our glorious Star Athena has cooked up for the next Black Trillium Fibres KAL! I’m super excited to be doing a pattern designed especially for my yarns, and I’m sure it will be … Continue reading

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Turnagain Tips & Cast On

I put my latest Turnagain on the needles yesterday, and since I took the time to figure out exactly what part of a crocheted cast-on to pick up for easier unraveling at the end I thought I’d share a few … Continue reading

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Ready To Cast On?

I’ve chosen my colors for my “official” (not testing) version of Turnagain for the knit-along: My main color will be Beach Glass (color C), my 3/4 skein is Butterbeer (color D), and my four highlights (A & F 1/2 skeins, … Continue reading

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Turnagain Colors and Holden

I chose my colors yesterday for testing Turnagain, here’s my daylight photo: Nautilus & Silverlight will be my highlight colors, so I won’t need very much of them, but I can’t quite decide where the other four should go. I’d … Continue reading

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Fall KAL

Coming soon….a fall knit-a-long with kits and rewards! Continue reading

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Diamond Swatch

Remember this lovely swatch? Continue reading

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Swatches & Merino Sport

Last week, I delivered 100+ skeins of Merino Sport Sock to Serial Knitters in Kirkland. I’m really happy with the color selection we picked: Continue reading

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