I've finally found a new knitting project that I can get excited about!  I'm going to make this next. The Sheherazade Beaded Lace Shawl, by Anna Victoria. Intricate lace - YES PLEASE! With beads, too - DOUBLE YES!  🙂  I'm so excited!! I have a lace shawl on the needles already, but it's pretty 'plain'… Continue reading New Project
Author: Heather Storta
Patiently Waiting
I'm patiently waiting for my level 3 box (or trying to).  It won't come back to me for another 8 weeks or so now, at least.  I hope it made its way safely to the first committee member! I'm doing a few things to keep busy - I'm spinning up some Jacob wool I had gotten… Continue reading Patiently Waiting
Steek Sandwich
Sounds yummy, right? 😉 In actuality it is a method of dealing with steeks which hides the steek inside a few rows of knitting. Stitches are picked up through the fabric on the right side, and then stitches are picked up from the loops on the wrong side, and a few rows of knitting are… Continue reading Steek Sandwich
It’s in the mail!
So, I dropped my Master Knitter Level 3 box in the mail yesterday!! Â Now begins the weeks of worrying and waiting to get it back. Â I've already started worrying - the post office only had a 12x12x5 box for me to use, so I had to squish the sweater and binder down to get the… Continue reading It’s in the mail!
Sneak Peek
I know I promised you a post on my handling of the steeks on my sweater (I did a sandwiched steek) - but that will have to wait a couple of days. Â I thought you'd like a sneak peek of the finished sweater first!! Â She's blocking once more right now, and I'm hoping to get… Continue reading Sneak Peek
Cutting the Steek
And here is the video I promised you! :-)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYr8smP_YDw
Preparing to Steek
I promised my guild that I would videotape my cutting the steeks for my sweater, so I figured to be thorough I'd do a whole post on the process. 🙂  Stay tuned for the actual video - this post will walk you through leading up to the actual cutting. Just FYI - this is a… Continue reading Preparing to Steek
WiP Wednesday
I'm almost done with the body of my sweater!! Â It should be done later tonight or tomorrow night! Â Then I can block it, and steek it and get on with the buttonband and collar. Â (Which I still have to swatch for! Â I can do that while the sweater is blocking/drying...) Stay tuned...
More Progress
I'm still plugging away at my sweater! Both sleeves are done and I'm almost to the armhole steeks on the body. I hit a bit of a hiccup early last week when I ran out of one of my colors of yarn!! Â I thought for sure I had another ball, but no such luck. Â A… Continue reading More Progress
Coming along
Second sleeve is done, and I've started on the body! Â I decided I need to make a little fix on the tops of my sleeves, though, so I'm ripping back the last 4 rows or so and making the change. The ends are slowly being woven in as well. Â The upside of doing a cardigan… Continue reading Coming along