Knitty Spring + Summer 2017 issue is out, and my Airelle tee is one of the lovely summer patterns. Airelle Tee is a summer knit that is easy to knit and fun to wear – or fun to knit and easy to wear. The top is worked seamlessly in reverse stockinette from top down starting with a circular yoke that switches to raglan shaping...
Edinburgh Yarn Festival offered a wide array of classes, ranging from Tunisian crochet and darning to short rows and brioche, and everything in between. I wanted to try something new, so my choice was steeking: Making the Cut! by Renee Callahan. Renee is a lovely and inspirational teacher, and she started by telling us about her knitting background. Following that, everyone got to...
Edinburgh Yarn Festival attracts knitters from all over the world to Scotland for four days in March. Class program ran Thursday-Sunday March 9-12, and market place was open Fri-Sat. In addition, there was a kick off knit night on Thursday, and a ceilidh party on Friday. Unfortunately, the popularity of the festival meant that both evenings were fully booked: the Friday night party...
Let me introduce my latest design for you: Sylphide Sweater! It's knitted sideways from sleeve to sleeve, starting and ending with garter stitch cuffs. At the shoulder the neckline is created by splitting the work into front and back panels which are re-joined at the opposite shoulder. Stitches are dropped along the way, creating horizontal lace stripes. The sweater is worked flat in...
