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Inspiration as Guide
Anyone out there having the challenge of choosing their next knitting project? I used to have the conundrum about four times a year, every time I received a new Vogue Knitting in the mail. And, I...
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From Purchase to Production
Your blogpost on inspiration says a lot to me. Of course, “immediate excitement” seems to trump everything for me, which is why certain wips (works in progress) get laid aside when they reach the...
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Yarning About Dye Lots Part 2
It appears the package of mismatched dye lots must have been received by the scandalous company as I now see a refund on my account. Of course, there is this thing called a re-stocking fee, shipping,...
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Color 25, Lot 661488 SOLD!
The saga of the dye lot has finally come to a close but not without a continuing story of twists and turns, hope and disappointment, and finally success! After returning the mix and match dye lot of...
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Loopy Hoodie Finished!
I love texture. I love dolman sleeves. I love oversized tops and I love hoods. What can I say? I love this project! However, I wasn’t thrilled when Vogue Knitting, 360 suggested muppet-like....
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Portrait finished, maybe…
Can you love all finished projects with the same fervor? It is not necessarily the feeling of happiness I wanted. I am not saying I am not happy. Maybe, more undecided. I have asked myself, what...
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From A-symmetric to Z-ipper
Funny, when I receive a new Vogue Knitting magazine, I tend to have two emotions. The first is, of course, excitement as anyone who follows my knitting knows that I believe VK stands well above any...
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Flirty
Is it a dress? Is it a tunic? Whatever it is, I love this unique little number designed by Heather Dixon. Knitted in Blue Sky Alapacas Sport Weight, I chose a vivid orange meant to represent the...
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Vogue Knitting Alive and Well in more ways than one!
Vogue Knitting has been alive and well in my life for over 30 years. But, NEVER in this way! I haven’t even looked at the sure-to-be-can’t-wait-to-knit projects that await my future because I am...
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Collaring the skill of Fair Isle
It’s been awhile since I have knitted anything Fair Isle. Not sure why. It’s certainly a fun technique, keeps one’s attention, and continues to be popular among knitters. It is a traditional...
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Flip it, Ladies!
Bravo to Tom Scott for his ingenious sculptured cardigan! Oh, wait! Maybe, it’s a shrug. Is that the neckline or is it the bottom edge? Are the directions from top to bottom or bottom to top? Who...
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Snaps and Cackle may put a little Pop into your Knits
I really do wear my hand knits and the wearing of them is where the rubber hits the road. Believe it or not, my goal is to NOT notice them when I am wearing them (aside from responding to their...
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Why Knot
Oh, what a fun project this was and how creative is this designer, Mari Lynn Patrick? She continues to amaze me with her flawless details and unique designs. The front and back of this sweater, found...
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Sweater Weather
Here’s the thing. Time is sacred. Yarn is expensive. I need to get the biggest bang for my buck. There is an ever increasing list of criteria my pattern choice has to have. I have talked about...
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A Knitter’s Reality Check
Once upon a time, I knitted an argyle vest for hubby, photographer. Possibly some fifteen or so years, ago. We went to a local yarn shop, he chose the yarn, beautiful Donegal Wool, and I knitted him...
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Confirmed
So as not to linger with thoughts of neglect towards poor hubby for too long, THIS gorgeous eye-catching cardigan will be draped over my husband’s back, front, shoulders, opened, closed, in wetness and...
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‘Keeping Site’ for Knit Wear
This could easily be a three part series: storage of yarn as part one, the management of the process of work(s) in progress, and the final ‘keeping site’ of finished projects. And, for me it is that...
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A Fashionable Fishing Hole
It began with the yarn this time, which for me, is very unusual; beautiful Rowan Felted Tweed DK mostly in navy and a variety of other colors that were in my stash. I have quite a collection of this...
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‘Plan, Make, Finish, Wear’ and then …
Now, the question becomes who thought of this motto first, VK or me? The motto I am now seeing heading the instruction pages in recent issues of Vogue Knitting: plan, make, finish, wear has been my...
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A Guide on Gauge
I am not sure if this post ought to be called A Guide on Gauge or Gauge Guiding. In either case, I have become a huge fan of knitting up gauges! To the uninformed, the process of taking time to work...
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