Posted by sewjournal on April 24th 2012
You know I showed you the cashmere scarf I made for my daughter here? Well, I’m knitting another one for myself and I’m just amazed at how much I can get from one ball of this 2ply cashmere yarn that I bought. I took some photos to show you. Take a look at the length of the current scarf, [...]
Posted by sewjournal on April 23rd 2012
Beautiful 2ply, 100% Cashmere Yarn. Isn’t it lovely? Can’t wait to start knitting with it but I have to finish my second cashmere scarf first.
Posted by sewjournal on April 18th 2012
I’ve just finished knitting this 2ply cashmere scarf for my daughter. It is so very soft I just want to keep touching it. Look! A sale! I bought this lovely Cashmere yarn from Anne at Knitters Addiction. It was $19.80 for a 100g ball which is 1000yds (916m). That is enough for two scarves. Anyway [...]
Posted by sewjournal on April 11th 2012
This week is my blog’s 2nd birthday and my ??th birthday. I was very lucky and received thoughtful gifts, money and flowers! Here are the flowers. I also received The Knitting Book by Frederica Patmore and Vikki Haffenden. I haven’t had a chance to read it in depth yet but I have to say it has the [...]
Posted by sewjournal on April 04th 2012
Last weekend I washed and blocked the Japanese Feathers Scarf I’ve been working on. These flexible, superfine blocking wires make it so much easier than when I blocked the shawl with pins alone. Anyway here’s the finished article. I showed it to my daughter on a FaceTime call the other day and she likes it so it [...]
Posted by sewjournal on March 31st 2012
Blocking Wires I’m sorry I’ve been absent but I’ve been very busy and and a little “blog-lazy”. I’ve finished knitting my Japanese Feather scarf and the other day my ultrafine blocking wires arrived so I’m hoping to get it blocked this weekend so I can show you the finished product next week. I bought these from Inspinknity and I notice at the moment they [...]
Posted by sewjournal on March 14th 2012
Well all that careful, if amateurish, blocking paid off. Here’s the finished shawl and I’m really pleased with the way it turned out. I took the “crumpled” photo so you can see how beautifully it drapes. I do have a question for you experienced lace knitters out there. Do you have to re-block the shawl every time [...]
