#fair-isle

[well-hey-shoog]

Testing out my new kh821 after pulling it apart and giving it a huge bath and full service! It’s fabulous!

[daringvanity]

J. Crew Fall 2017 RTW

Between the “real people” modeling the clothing and the archival feeling of vintage J. Crew with a twist (rugby shirts with undone tucking), I was sold with the very first look. Fair-Isle sweaters, tulle, bright colors and polka dots were alluring but not overdone, and did someone say velvet ribbon bows and tartan-printed heels????

[laurencelbll-blog]

fair-isle knit swatch on float side

[letissierdesigns]

Makin' Mittens

Makin’ Mittens

Mittens have a long and storied history.  Every cold culture has a  mitten story, has a mitten style and knows that mittens are important!  We, as knitters, know how much fun a mitten can be to knit.  Have you tried knitting a Thrummed mitten from Newfoundland; or some Twined knit mittens from Sweden; Or some Estonian Braids on a current mitten project for embellishment?  My favorite mittens to…

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[letissierdesigns]

Grid Lines, Buffalo Falls and The Wanderer's

Grid Lines, Buffalo Falls and The Wanderer’s

Grid Lines – a Voyageur Style Cap for the Buffalo Wool Co.

Lots of Fun Details!

Over the last week and a bit I have been working on three small projects for the Buffalo Wool Co.  The first one – Grid Lines – I finished a few days ago.

Grid Lines is a hat with a pedigree.  It is loosely based on the Voyageur caps of old.  A little fuller and longer than a toque, usually hemmed and not ribbed at…

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[onescatterbrainednerd]

There and Back Again socks coming along nicely!

[mottenhimmel]

I got fed up with my DPNs flying about and never being able to find the right set cause the sizes were pretty illegible so I decided to sort two problems in one go.

[kieljamespatrick]

All is fair in love and sweaters