Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Single for FW Buteo

After blocking the FW Cereus, I went ahead and cast on for the FW Buteo.  I don’t have any good WIP pics — I’m only on Row 12 — but here’s a pic of the oh-so-lovely yarn:   The colorway is, as you can read, Terracotta.  It’s...

Fingering Weight Cereus – Up for Testing!

The fingering weight Cereus (can’t really call it ‘small’, though it’s only 5 reps of the flower rather than 9) is now up for testing in the Rav Group here. It’s in Anzula Dreamy in Gravity and takes a little more than 1.75 skeins.  Can...

LACE 2 update

Well…Buteo is done, but based on feedback from testers I’m doing fingering weight versions of it and Cereus.  That means the photoshoot is pushed back to mid August as I furiously try to finish two new shawls. I’m about 2/3 done with the small...

Teaser: Buteo Crescent

Buteo,  a large crescent worked in gorgeous Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Lace, is the last project of the Wild West series that I need to finish.  I’m about 2/3 done when I consider the stitch counts, though I expect the stockinette short rows and I-cord bind off...

July 2014 Update

I’ve moved testing from the private Google group to my Ravelry group.  Currently I’m running tests for several patterns from the upcoming Textured e-book and the Lace 2 e-book.  I’m able to check Ravelry often, and this makes it easier for me to...