Third stage on Tour-de-sock introduced a pattern that made several knitters drop their needles before even starting. I was happy to face the challenge, and learned some new stitches while at it. Nevertheless, it took forever to finish this pair and the result wasn't exactly what I was hoping for. And still, I'm planning on knitting another pair! These socks have a diamond...
Quince & co shawl week is here, and I'm happy to share my contribution to the collection: Shimmering Sea Shawl in Piper. This shawl gets its inspiration from the ever-changing colors of the sea and sunshine reflecting on the waves. Working with two strands of Piper and changing colors one strand at a time mimics the flickering of the sea and the subtlety...
Briochangle shawl is a triangle-shaped shawl. Two color brioche stripes give you plenty of time to get used to brioche knitting before the more complicated decorative edging. Use high contrast in colors for a more visible pattern or less contrast for a subtle effect. I used The Uncommon Thread Uncommon Everyday for the pink-gray version and Rowan Fine Art for the mint-purple one....
Trondheim is a nice compact town for a travelling knitter. There are several yarn shops within a walking distance in the town center. I visited Jens Hoff Garn go Ide, Norsk Flid, Strikke-Bua, Garnhuset and Nøstebarn. Amazing Norwegian yarn souvenirs! Jens Hoff Garn og idé Trondheim Torg Kongensgate 11 Norsk Flid Olav Tryggvasons gate 18 Strikke-Bua Prinsensgate 45 Garnhuset Fjordgata 62-64 Nøstebarn Fjordgata...
Tour-de-Sock is not the only sock knitting that's been going on over here. Young warrior's last day of pre-school meant thinking of a small gift for his teacher, and what would be better than hand-knitted socks, right? I had seen some lovely Broken seed stitch socks before, so I wanted to use that pattern. The only problem was that it's for fingering weight...
I don't know what got into me, but a couple of days ago I found myself signing up for Tour-de-Sock 2016. That means knitting 6 pairs of socks in a speed-knitting contest. For someone who doesn't like to knit socks that sounds like a pretty crazy idea, but there I was, anxiously waiting for the publishing of the first pattern on Wednesday. Once...
