A record of my journey through yarn projects
My weaving experiment with gauges for patterns went well. As in, I now know what not to do when using a rigid heddle loom. 🙂 My experiment involved some finagling to make the required epi (ends, or threads, per inch) work with my heddle, which has a fixed dpi (number of dents, or openings, per … Continue reading Much Better!
I'm excited to finally start a project that I have been wanting to for a long time--weaving cushion covers! This will be my second project on a rigid heddle loom. My first was a plainweave table runner, and I want to weave a pattern now. I spent quite some time playing with various patterns, and … Continue reading New Project, and Gauge Experiments
The weather's consistently cooler these days, and that means knitting's back in my crafty corner! First, there's the Grimm Hat project, which I'd frogged since it turned out a bit too thick and cozy for my mom's taste - I'm now resuming a knitted hat that I'd started making with the yarn. I should finish … Continue reading And the Knitting Resumes
Oh yes! My dad finally asked me to knit something! (The conversation actually went more like -- Dad: "Sooo... there are these things that cover your ears..." Me [jumping out of my chair]: "Yes, I'll make one for you!!!") So I made an ear warmer -- a quick knit. I didn't realize it when I … Continue reading Ear Warmers for Dad
Can you believe it, my mom's blouse is ready! I think this is the quickest I've ever produced a garment. 🙂 While the knit itself was pretty boring because (a) simple pattern and (b) this project occupied every free moment I had, I'm satisfied with how it turned out. The texture is just awesome! I … Continue reading Textured Blouse
It's finished! 🙂 I did finish the entire cardigan using just the yarn at hand, and didn't have to resort to threads or other 'binding' materials to attach parts to other parts. Victory! There was even yarn available to sew on the buttons! I have a half a meter of yarn left when handing over … Continue reading Waves
Finally, finally! My cabled top is ready. 🙂 This was the most fun I've had with cables till now -- never a boring row! I did work on it on and off, though, so that might have been a contributing factor to the not getting bored bit. 😛 The Nako Saten yarn that I used … Continue reading Cable City!
The Ashton shawlette that I knit for my mom was made with some beautiful self-striping yarn. I'd originally bought the yarn to make a sweater for me, but switched to a shawl because my mom loved the colors. After the mom-project, I still had two skeins of the yarn left, so I thought I could … Continue reading Sunburst shawlette
The do-over of the old frogged sweater that I'd talked about earlier is coming along nicely. Like I wanted to, I changed the cable pattern for the new version. I'd used a uniformly twisting basic cable earlier -- knit a few rows and then make a 3x3 twist on an RS row. This time I'm … Continue reading Do-over pullover progress
I've always fretted about not being good at coming up with lace patterns. Cables were something that I managed to get better at with practice, and with practice, I managed to turn out good stranded knitting projects too. Lace patterns were somehow, incomprehensibly, not speaking to me at all. Regardless of what I tried, I … Continue reading Autumn leaf top
My (mis?)adventures with yarn 