....for everyone. A reclining poodle for the pet lovers.The as-yet-unquilted log cabin bed quilt from the spare room for the traditional quilt lovers.
For the knitters - the start of a Baby Surprise jacket - a famous Elizabeth Zimmerman design - click on the link to Yarn Harlot in my Links section to see her version. No, there are no imminent babies in the family, I just wanted to knit this in some of my hand painted wool.
The other knitting I've started recently (because I start a lot more than I actually finish, I have heaps of Work In Progress) is a mohair cardigan from Knitty (I am too lazy to put in the links today). I have made this for both my daughter andmy son's girlfriend. I love this pattern, which is knitted sideways. Because I'm using mohair which won't show the contrast stitch pattern, I'm using a darker colour for those panels instead. Why do I love this pattern? Because it has a gauge you use which enables you to use ANY yarn and ANY size needles. Brilliant!
And for the dyers and art quilters, here's some two colour pieces that I made by dipping a metre of fabric in two separate dyebaths at once, and allowing it to wick into the centre.
I really like that gold/turquoise blue piece of dyed fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love the hand dyed yarn. And the poodle of course! I am also thinking of knitting a Surprise jacket for a friend's grandson. I will be interested in seeing yours!
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling, really really drooling over this fabric
ReplyDeleteI love your fabric and yarn and hope to see the result of the knitting it wil be great
ReplyDeletelovely pieces with such depth of colour Shirley
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