skein

You are browsing the skein tag archive.

I Fought the Stash and the Stash Won

By Wendy on October 19, 2009

It was right thoughty of some of you to offer to come and help me with me stash.
I did make some good organizational in-roads into the stash yesterday, but got sidetracked by switching my closets from summer to winter. Still, I can see the bed in the stash room, so that’s a start.
But [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged cleaning lady, minute adjustments, skein, skeins, superwash

It’s Faro Easy!

By Wendy on August 30, 2009

In all its blocked glory:

This took approximately 600 yards of dk/light sportweight weight yarn — Lorna’s Laces Pearl, in the “Mineshaft” colorway. I used 3 100-gram skeins (220 yards each) and had 30 grams leftover from the last skein. US 7 (4.5mm) needle.

The wingspan is about 72″, and it’s about 26″ down the center back.

The [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged knitting socks, mineshaft, new classics, skein, weight yarn

Uncharted Territory

By Wendy on July 14, 2009

My shawl-in-progress is definitely uncharted territory.

Seanna Lea asked:
What will you do if it you take it off the needles and don’t really like how it looks?
Good question. I’m pretty sure I’ll like it if it is anything the way it looks in my mind’s eye, but you never know. If I find it loathsome, I [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged gut instinct, kitty bed, skein, skeins, unsuspecting victim

Good Golly Good Gosh! It’s Madeline Tosh!

By Wendy on July 1, 2009

Madeline Tosh sock yarn is one of those yarns I had never had the pleasure of seeing in person. But the photos I had seen online made me wanna see it in person.
Then last Friday night in Richmond, L-B casually waved a skein of Madeline Tosh sock yarn she had acquired under my nose . [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged 440 yards, basin ranch, pair of socks, skein, sock yarn

Search

Book Signings and Classes

My Patterns For Sale

My Books

2009 Completed Work

My Knitting and Spinning Galleries

My current work in progress:

skein

I Fought the Stash and the Stash Won

It’s Faro Easy!

Uncharted Territory

Good Golly Good Gosh! It’s Madeline Tosh!

Subscribe to WendyKnits

Archives

Links and Rings

LYS Map