Not a good week for me... my hard drive is trashed, and although I still hold some very small hope that I might recover some of the data on it, the hope is slim.
The good news is that at least all my photographs and paintings are on the external hard drive and therefore safe, but the bad news is that it will take at least till Friday to get my computer back to working order.
Since all my imaging software etc was on the hard drive it will be a few days before I'll be able to post any photographs of current endeavours on here. :-(
So, instead of spending another day moping around I'll be dying some bamboo yarn today for my next project. I am also still working on my silk/linen top which was giving me trouble as I can't follow the pattern with my yarn being so different from the pattern. Never mind, it'll get there.
Fingers crossed everything will be back to normal soon.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Present - Rainbow Shawl
Finally finished - not that it took me very long at all really as I only started it a week ago.
Rainbow Shawl
... with dark clouds around it - how else could you see the rainbow?
This shawl is a present for my marathon running friend Caroline. She hasn't seen it yet, so shhhh!
It's a really versatile shawl that can be worn different ways. The pattern is from a knitting/crochet techniques book and is called 'Flickering Flames'. The border and design is my own idea and the rainbow yarn is from one of my favourite shops on Etsy: Tulle And Dye. It's a re-dyed Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. The grey yarn is rough silk and has almost a lavender tint to it.
Here is the yarn in more detail.
It was fun and interesting to make - not too taxing but not boring either. I love the contrast of the two yarns and it drapes really nicely.
Fingers crossed she'll like it. :-)
Back to my boho-Chanel top. :-)
Rainbow Shawl
... with dark clouds around it - how else could you see the rainbow?
This shawl is a present for my marathon running friend Caroline. She hasn't seen it yet, so shhhh!
It's a really versatile shawl that can be worn different ways. The pattern is from a knitting/crochet techniques book and is called 'Flickering Flames'. The border and design is my own idea and the rainbow yarn is from one of my favourite shops on Etsy: Tulle And Dye. It's a re-dyed Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. The grey yarn is rough silk and has almost a lavender tint to it.
Here is the yarn in more detail.
It was fun and interesting to make - not too taxing but not boring either. I love the contrast of the two yarns and it drapes really nicely.
Fingers crossed she'll like it. :-)
Back to my boho-Chanel top. :-)
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Quick update - Featured in the Treasury and Presents
It's been a busy few days - working on the allotment all weekend to get the soil ready and planted, knitting like mad to finish a birthday present and so on, and on....
However, I did have a nice surprise as my Dragon Lace wrist warmers are currently featured in a list for the Treasury West on Etsy. I am very pleased about that. :-)
Here are - as promised - the pictures of the wrist warmers and shrug I made for my sister. I hope they've arrived now.
Vanilla Wrist Warmers
My sister wanted a pair of white wrist wamers. I thought really, really white would be totally impractical so made them in Sirdar's Just Soya in a vanilla cream colour.
They are very simply knitted with a ribbed pattern and one single cable to hold their shape nicely around the wrist.
A few buttons in my sister's favourite colours jazz them up a bit.
The Just Soya yarn (really, it is made from soya) is one of the nicest yarns I've knitted so far. It's soft and holds its shape nicely and it looks great knitted up. I can only recommend it.
Emerald Shrug
It took forever and a day to find the right colour in cotton for this shrug. I ordered a few green yarns from the net before I managed to find this on www.yarnstick.com.
The shrug is knitted starting with the cuff, then all the way up to the shoulder with half the back. Then I did the same for the other side and grafted them together with Kitchener stitch.
The cuffs have button holes for the satin ribbon laced through it, which looks pretty but also means the cuffs can be adjusted for various wrist sizes.
The back also has button holes and satin ribbon laced through. Shrugs of this design often slightly balloon out at the back and this allows a nice snug fit that can be adjusted as required.
The collar was knitted separately by picking up the stitches all around the opening (and took forever as there were so many stitches, especially as the stitches increased every so often), but again, it looks nice and makes it easier to wear.
The yarn is the most gorgeous (true) emerald green and was held double. It was lovely to knit with and drapes nicely.
I am currently working simultaneously on a present for a friend and a top for myself.
However, I did have a nice surprise as my Dragon Lace wrist warmers are currently featured in a list for the Treasury West on Etsy. I am very pleased about that. :-)
Here are - as promised - the pictures of the wrist warmers and shrug I made for my sister. I hope they've arrived now.
Vanilla Wrist Warmers
My sister wanted a pair of white wrist wamers. I thought really, really white would be totally impractical so made them in Sirdar's Just Soya in a vanilla cream colour.
They are very simply knitted with a ribbed pattern and one single cable to hold their shape nicely around the wrist.
A few buttons in my sister's favourite colours jazz them up a bit.
The Just Soya yarn (really, it is made from soya) is one of the nicest yarns I've knitted so far. It's soft and holds its shape nicely and it looks great knitted up. I can only recommend it.
Emerald Shrug
It took forever and a day to find the right colour in cotton for this shrug. I ordered a few green yarns from the net before I managed to find this on www.yarnstick.com.
The shrug is knitted starting with the cuff, then all the way up to the shoulder with half the back. Then I did the same for the other side and grafted them together with Kitchener stitch.
The cuffs have button holes for the satin ribbon laced through it, which looks pretty but also means the cuffs can be adjusted for various wrist sizes.The back also has button holes and satin ribbon laced through. Shrugs of this design often slightly balloon out at the back and this allows a nice snug fit that can be adjusted as required.
The collar was knitted separately by picking up the stitches all around the opening (and took forever as there were so many stitches, especially as the stitches increased every so often), but again, it looks nice and makes it easier to wear.
The yarn is the most gorgeous (true) emerald green and was held double. It was lovely to knit with and drapes nicely.I am currently working simultaneously on a present for a friend and a top for myself.
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