by StephCat | Sep 21, 2010 | Knitting
…are up! Zylphia Pilots Her Airship and Emily Prefers to Flounce are my two patterns. Zylphia is worked bottom up, in the round, with a modifed circular yoke decreases, out of Sanguine Grphon Eidos. It actually works up surprisingly fast; the lace patterns...
by StephCat | Sep 20, 2010 | Knitting
so….. Pattern collections: 5: Ilina 16: Connie 20: OkamiShoujo Subscription: 8:Â Kristy I’ve emailed you all, so if you don’t get the email, let me know. If you didn’t win this go ’round, there’s still a pattern collection and a...
by StephCat | Sep 18, 2010 | Knitting
Okay, I know I said this mid August, but gosh, time flies. I’ve mailed off the (still nameless) Winter sweater to the lovely Jaala at Knitcircus. Top down, in the round, scoop necked, short-rowed set in sleeves, just past 1/2 length on the sleeves, applied i...
by StephCat | Sep 16, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Modern Top-Down Knitting: Sweaters, Dresses, Skirts & Accessories Inspired by the Techniques of Barbara G. Walker by Kristina McGowan, STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book (October 1, 2010), 160pp. Of all the books I brought with me on our recent Alamitos Bay Knitting...
by StephCat | Sep 15, 2010 | Knitting
It’s up! And my Josephine Mitts are on the cover! I would’ve posted earlier, but I’ve been working on the winter sweater pattern all day. (It’s so pretty & romantic. It’s also been driving me a bit crazy today.) But do enjoy the...
by StephCat | Sep 13, 2010 | Knitting
Garden News Last week we cleared out the earthboxes & refilled them as needed with fresh potting soil. The tomatillos are still doing okay, so we left them, but I cleared out a lot of no-longer-productive plants. We had a head of volunteer Lacinato kale ready to...
