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Tag Archives: lace
Organgina shawl
After my previous beaded knitting project, which was not so difficult as I thought it would be, I decided to knit another beaded shawl with my orange silk and cashmere jade sapphire yarn I bought last year in Berlin. I … Continue reading
Frost shawl
I taught lace knitting course at All You Knit is Love over two Saturday afternoons, one explaining a simpler scarf pattern and the second one explaining a triangular shawl pattern. For both I chose free patterns available through blogs or … Continue reading
My summer dress in person
It’s been a long time since I finished my summer dress (nearly a year!) but I haven’t had the opportunity to wear it until recently, as I needed to make some kind of undergarment for it, with the skirt being … Continue reading
Amoroso Aeolian
My mother is here to visit, which is great because I just finished knitting a shawl for her and she’ll be able to take it back with her. I chose to knit knitty’s Aeolian Shawl in malabrigo lace in Amoroso … Continue reading
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Tagged beads, Clover crochet hook, knitting, knitty, lace, malabrigo, merino, Miyuki beads, shawl
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72 hour shawl
My man’s mother came to visit, and I wanted to make her a small gift to take with her. Since she wasn’t staying long, I knew I needed a quick and good looking knit, and remembering how quickly I finished … Continue reading
Tübinger Schal
I just returned the other day from Tübingen, Germany, where I was interviewing for a Master’s program in neuroscience. It looks promising, but I’m still waiting to hear from there. Of course, I wouldn’t consider travelling without taking some knitting … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, knitting, lace, malabrigo, merino, shawl, Shetland triangle, silk, silky merino
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Cleite II, finished
I finished my second Cleite a few days ago and blocked it on my bed, as the guest bed wasn’t big enough. I’m so happy with the result – the yarn and pattern complement each other just perfectly. I can’t … Continue reading
Cleite, take II
I’ve already knit one shawl following Miriam Felton‘s pattern, Cleite, but for some reason this yarn, a malabrigo lace yarn in a colourway appropriately called “amoroso”, just called for the same pattern: Here’s what it looks like so far: And … Continue reading
Berlin update
I’m in Berlin right now for an intensive German course courtesy of a generous foreign language scholarship I received from the Spanish government, and having the time of my life. As expected, I’m knitting and not just brushing up my … Continue reading
A scarf for grannie
Living abroad and away from family has its benefits, like giving birthday gifts whenever I come for a visit rather than on time, as I should have. My grannie’s birthday was exactly three months ago, but I wasn’t around to … Continue reading