Sunday, June 30, 2013

Blue Dreambird

Remember the beautiful Dreambird shawl my sister MiA sent me a month ago? I'm not really a shawl knitter myself but I am so fascinated by that beautiful shawl! I have never done any short row knitting before and decided it was time to make something new. I bought the pattern from Ravelry and knitted a test feather. It was much easier and even more fun than I had imagined so I decided to give it a go!

I dyed some merino/silk sock yarn in two denim blue shades – one darker, slightly variegated for the background and a lighter with a quite long gradient for the feathers. And then I started knitting.

I have just finished two feathers and funnily enough the lightest shade have ended up right in the middle of the feathers! I'm not sure how much it will move as I go, I just have to knit and see what happens.

The shift in colour in the feathers is not as noticeable as I had anticipated and I'm slightly worried that the shawl will not end up as exciting as I thought... Will a whole shawl like this look beautiful but boring...?
























I'm also trying some new needles – Cubics from KnitPro. Yes, they are square and I have to say that I really like them!


Sunday, June 23, 2013

Luscious lace weight

I have added lots more merino/silk lace weight to my felt shop.

Click the links below to check them all out.

Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00

Friday, June 14, 2013

Yummy BFL

I have dyed some more BFL sock yarn and here are some of the new skeins.



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Shop update

I have updated my felt shop with lots of yummy yarn!
BFL sock, merino/silk sock and merino/silk lace.
Semi-solid, variegated, self-striping and a few balls of colour changing.

Welcome!

Merino/silk sock yarn
$30.00
Merino/silk sock yarn
$38.00
Merino/silk sock yarn
$30.00
BFL sock yarn
$38.00
BFL sock yarn
$38.00
BFL sock yarn
$38.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00
Silk/merino lace weight
$36.00

Monday, June 3, 2013

Showcase

I'm running a showcase on facebook that will end tomorrow night.
Pop over and check it out if you like.