Dane Scarf FINITO!

My dear friend Tomurcuk, who is the sole inspirational source of my Yack Blanket was the first to ever admire it :) Anyone willing to give it a try, it was a very pleasant project to knit. I damped and blocked the scarf but then decided I like it better unblocked.

     
Thanks Jane!

      

   

Frequent visitors of this blog may remember the project for the adorable powder pink yarn in my stash. On and off, I have been working on it and want to show you how it looks like so far.

As could be observed in the pictures, I have knitted all the front and back pieces together in one and divided it to three when reached the arm pits. The cuffs will be lacy again and rest, still to be planned :)

It probably is a dream of an intermediate knitter to knit a lacy shawl one day. I guess about time I give it a try with the Dane Shawl and make the dream come true. It appears to be simple and is a free download from Ravelry, designed by Jane Tanner.

If I am lucky, this is how it should look once finished :)

     

      

 

Beaded Berlin Work
Origin : English

New addition to my collection :) Possibly late 19th Century and in perfect condition though the colours have faded away. Overall size is 47 cm square ... The lilies are all beads; rest stitched with wool. Have a look at the reverse picture below to see the original colours.  

          

          

NORO Silk Garden scarf completed :) The yardage was not enough for Helix Scarf as previously annouced and I improvised this pattern ... Only a couple hours of knitting and VERY pleased with the way it turned out. The colours are too good to be true ... By the way, the number is 230 incase you wonder! I had knitted about seven inches until I reckoned my fifty gram yarn is too thrifty for Helix, but if you like ruffles, the pattern is a delight to knit and a MUST in my list of projects!

  

   

Yack blanket COMPLETED :)

Just checked now and it was first started on November 20, 2010. That is a good four months of knitting but only when watching TV. I must confess it turned out real nice and is not as heavy as I thought it would be.

   

 

Whenever I can, I sneak into blogger to upload what I can. This morning again, I was able to somehow share this wonderful NORO yarn purchased while visiting the show. It is a Silk (45%), Kid Mohair (45%) and Lamb's Wool (10%) mix with wonderful colours that the pictures do not do any justice.

This beauty is 50 grams (and indeed expensive compared to what we would have paid for an equivalent over here), so the Helix Scarf recently offered by Knitting Daily would be a perfect match.

Talking of NORO which is Japanese, I want to stress my deep sadness over what the country is going through. About time every one starts seriously considering the nuclear energy and thus, the future of our planet and mama nature!
   

The Great American Afghan

   

The Great American Afghan

This beauty could be yours for a noble cause!

Not the book nor the kit ... The actual piece of history. This is the Great American Afghan that was knit and photographed for the Great American Afghan book.
 

      

Above is from the DMC stand at l'aiguille en fête!
 

And an amazing lady Natalie Mei with her stitching. The picture of the stitching below is high resolution. Please click on the picture to see details ... Amazing!

 

    

 

Is this possible?

2000 participants and +54 kilometres of knitting :)

L'écharpe des records

  

Turkey - 21st Century !!!

      
   
BLOGGER becomes latest victim of
Turkish Internet bans
   
   

    

European Quilt Association

    

   

Have you heard of Sophie Digard?

 

It's all Lisa's fault :) It is through her that I heard of Sophie Digard and her creations! As Lisa says, they will never go out of style. I had to see them in person to really appreciate why Lisa is so mesmerized with them. And I do not blame her!

The Selvedge stand at l'aiguille en fete were displaying some wonderful pieces and I could not possibly stop myself from buying a couple of the beauties. I think we all need to treat ourselves every-once-in-a-while :) N'est ce pas?
       

All beautifully handmade from very fine pure wool ... Handspun ... Hand-dyed ... And as far as I am concerned, naturally dyed. Stunning!

   

   

While visiting the show l'aiguille en fete, I met wonderful people. Among them are Hélène and Valérie. Two exceptional ladies

Hélène Magnússon
TRICOTEUSE D'ISLANDE

Hélène has various books but the one for us is "ICELANDIC KNITTING using Rose Patterns".

She is currently working on a second knitting book about old Icelandic knitter Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir and her amazing lace dresses, expected 2012.

I am looking forward to her new book and am aiming to be one of the first to order :) Do not also miss to visit her blog and look for her at Ravelry ... If you see her, please say hello from me :)

The other lovely lady, neighbouring Hélène was Valérie Lejeune ... Valérie would be known to any stitcher but incase you have not yet heard of her, DO NOT miss her books ... They are a stitcher's bible! And they are worth every penny. It is so very stupid of me that I missed taking her contact details :( but just google her name and you will have loads of links to her books.