November 2008

My holiday gift to you: the pattern for my cowl design.

I’ve called the design “Victorian Neck Cozy.” The pattern, in pdf format, is here. It’s posted on my Free Patterns page as well, and I’ve put it in Ravelry here.
I made this with 2 skeins of Hand Maiden Swiss Mountain Cashmere & Silk (in the [...]

I’m making some progress on my cowl — see?

I started at the top of the cowl, and I’m knitting down to the bottom, increasing as I go to widen it to fit over the shoulders:

This yarn is just a dream to knit. So soft, so light . . .
Coraline
Some of you might have figured out [...]

I finished my Midnight Lace Stole yesterday. Did I mention I love it?

It’s so pretty!

Gwendolyn is enjoying wearing it.

Midnight Lace Stole by Sivia Harding, knit in Handmaiden Sea Silk in the “woodland” colorway. My stole took 2.75 skeins of Sea Silk — pattern calls for 3 skeins, so it’s pretty much spot-on.
Sea Silk is sort [...]