The Winter group project is finishing up and in preparation for the SugarPlum Gallery Post I want to share the gallery prizes with you. There are some lovely treats! We have a a...
First, my winter group has been speeding through a couple of hundred charted lines of lace and many hundred stitches, and a few people have actually finished this week! In their honor I am post...
"Do you know the story of the Nutcracker? It all started with a king, a queen, some mice, and a young princess named Pirlipat." For anyone who grew up with E.T.A. Hoffmanns tale about the Nut...
I am just thrilled to bring you the Back to the Garden Gallery Post. The gorgeous work speaks for itself. Each knitters name and project specs are listed above their photographs. The group is still o...
The summer group has been very active, with 112 knitters working in harmony on their projects as we watch the garden begin to bloom. The photograph above shows a bit more than through Chart 2, with a...
I am so exited to bring you an assortment of finished pieces from our Winter 2010 group project, which was called Metamorphosis. This is only a small selection of the many finished pieces, and you ca...
First I want to say hello and apologize for the long lag-time between posts. Life just gets in the way sometimes! Before you look at my travel pictures, please take a moment to answer my poll questio...
Today I finally have some reasonable photographs of most of the Metamorphosis collection. The center of this project was our sweater, and here I have photos of BadKitten showing off the cardigan, kni...
But certainly not un-celebrated! This year was a "big" birthday for me and my family had a wonderful party at ICE. There were just 15 of us, mostly my family. We selected the menu and (with t...
For the Metamorphosis Project, this week is all about edges! Our first shawl project, The Metamorphosis Shawl, will be getting Chart D. You can see how that looks on my shawl above. I used Chart E on...
This week we are moving onto Chart C, and for the Metamorphosis Shawl it looks like what you see above! Here is a close-up of the Chart C pattern from my pullover sweater, And a little more fabric he...
But first, a little Metamorphosis update! This week we progress with our sweaters. Above you can see my raglan seam (with open ms) and below you can see the completed v-neck closure for the pullover....
First things first, Happy New Year! The end of last year roared right by me, and the beginning of 2011 has maintained the same crazy pace. I want to tell you all about the exciting Winter Project we ...
This winter my group knitting project is all about transformation. Transform your lace: We will be looking at how lace patterns can flow from one to another with grace. Transform your shawl: We will ...
My Indian Corn Mitts pattern is now available at my Ravelry pattern store, and includes a copy of my Fingerless Mitts Tutorial! A bird in the hand...and some mitts on your knitting needles! Now that ...
At long last (and well in Autumn) I am totally delighted to be bring you our Summer Swatch Me photo gallery. Represented here are 24 knitters, from all over the world. Some knit the sampler alone, an...
Do you ever find yourself between a train at Grand Central and a train at Penn Station, with an hour or two to spare? You know that I do! You could shop for clothing or souvenirs. You could see the s...
We are finishing up the Summer Swatch Me group project this week, with a special packet of ideas about using our Swatch Me stitch patterns to design our own unique stoles. I am posting some general d...
This week our Summer Swatch Me focus is on pattern manipulation. There are a few simple ways one can take a stitch pattern and modify it for very different effects. We played with some of these simpl...
The Summer Swatch Me Sampler is a done deal! Several knitters from our group have already blocked and are sharing their photos as I type. Many more are still working on their samplers, so it will be ...
Hi everyone! This is just a quick update with news that the Swatch Me Group has started on the sampler border. The chart was posted on Sunday and several people have already completed their samplers!...
At long last, we have come to the final stitch pattern for the Summer Swatch Me Sampler. This week, we have Traveling Leaf. Most group members will be adding this stitch pattern to their samplers, an...
Happy Sunday! We are on our second to last stitch pattern for the Summer Swatch Me project and this weeks stitch pattern is called Champagne. Most of our group members will be adding this stitch patt...
Happy August to everyone. I am pleased to report that the weather here in New York is much more comfortable this week, improving the quality of my knitting time immensely! I hope the same is true for...
This week marks a special milestone, as we are now officially at the half-way point of summer! I dont know about where you are, but where I am we hit near 100 degrees F yesterday. Sounds like smack i...
This week, our Swatch Me stitch pattern is Trails. For those of you working on the Summer Swatch Me Sampler, the chart is now posted at our group! I apologize for this weeks delay, but we had to fetc...
We are fast approached the middle of our Summer Swatch Me Sampler, with the fourth stitch pattern posted today. This week, the stitch pattern is called Broken Leaves. This is an interesting pattern, ...
Happy holiday weekend, here in the USA! The Summer Swatch Me group is in full swing, and this week we are working on our third stitch pattern, which I call Vine. Most people are making the project sa...
This week we will be working with stitch pattern two, which I call Lotus. For those of you living vicariously, here is our game plan! Most people are working on our Swatch Me Sampler, and they will b...
The Mimosa are in bloom, and that could only mean one thing. Summer is here! The Swatch Me group is ready to roll. In case you are late to the party, the Swatch Me project group will remain open all ...
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