Archive For May, 2010
Days Gone By – MCN Fingering You Send Me – MCN Fingering Let’s kick of Summer with a yarny bang, shall we?! The above skeins and a bucket of other goodies will be in a sneak-update this Friday, May 28th. It’s the official kick-off to Summer and I think we need to celebrate with a [...]
Because I just couldn’t wait until Eye Candy Friday! Over the past several years or so Shelbie has been a regular source of eye candy for the blog…. after a little hiatus she’s back to sharing with us again. Yay! We both thought it was time to bring a little more eye candy back to [...]
NKOTB ~
By Sarah | May 21, 2010
There’s a new kid on the block – oh boy, does it ever have the right stuff! Did I just hear a collective groan from all you 80′s kids out there? 75% Extra Fine Italian Merino Wool (superwash) 20% Cashmere 5% Nylon Fingering Weight, Approximately 390 yards per 100g skein Oh, and the squish factor? [...]
Yes it is. My dyeing stove just bit the dust in a big way – right in the midst of dyeing classics. Poor old thing. I knew it was getting tired but still….. it certainly made it crystal clear (the huge sparks coming out the back of the stove were my first clue) that it [...]
There will be a bit of a sneak-up through the day tomorrow, Monday, May 3rd and Tuesday, May 4, featuring some sweater quantities, the return of MCN worsted and fingering, the debut of 50.50 Silk Merino Lite (230 yards per skein) and lots of other goodies. Please note, the sneak-up on Monday (from mid-morning to [...]
(well, I have a couple favorite cardigans – I’ll save my collection of grandpa-esque shawl cardigan’s for another post) and this was my attempt at knitting a duplicate. Well, a duplicate with a bucket full of modifications that is. This version, while shaped basically the same, was knit in a heavier weight yarn (aran to [...]
