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Versatile and Flattering: The Habu Goddess Tunic
Posted on | July 31, 2010 | 3 Comments
Habu Goddess Tunic = Knitterly Happiness If I look absurdly happy in the photo below, it’s for two reasons: 1) the Habu Goddess Tunic is finished, blocked, and seamed, and who wouldn’t be happy to wear a garment as comfortable as this? And 2) my husband took these photos, and he has a knack for making [...]
Habu Goddess Tunic, Part 2
Posted on | July 26, 2010 | 2 Comments
Habu Goddess Tunic: Versatility is her middle name. When we left off at the last post, the Habu Goddess Tunic’s possibilities were beginning to reveal themselves. We saw what a bit of pinning, ruching, and draping could accomplish. Transparent became translucent. Flat became dimensional. Loose became fitted. And Blah became Wow. And now, plain-and-simple becomes [...]
Habu Goddess Tunic
Posted on | July 22, 2010 | No Comments
Earlier in the week, we took a look at the unassuming beginning of the Habu Goddess Tunic. Two long pieces of stockinette in Habu‘s Tsumugi Silk, bordered at each end with deep swaths of Wool Stainless Steel carried with Kusaki Zome Silk. Each length measuring 60″ long by 18″ wide when blocked, they could easily be repurposed [...]
New Project Preview: The Knitting While Reading Tunic
Posted on | July 19, 2010 | No Comments
What I Did On My Summer Vacation I accomplished a lot of vacation knitting in Mexico as I whiled away the hours between pitchers of margaritas and tall glasses of a frozen drink called the ”Miami Vice” (a sweet concoction that seems to be a combination of daiquiri and pina colada that my daughter gleefully introduced us to. Although [...]
Vacation Knitting Results
Posted on | July 15, 2010 | No Comments
What Knitting Do You Pack for Vacations? Aside from an extra bathing suit, flip flops, and a couple of outfits, there wasn’t much I needed for my family vacation in Mexico besides yarn and needles. Sure, I brought a book (Kate Morton’s The Forgotten Garden, which I loved) , but mostly I knew I’d be knitting. Wouldn’t [...]
Vacations Are For Fun…
Posted on | July 11, 2010 | No Comments
…but there’s no place like home. My knitting is off-camera for the moment, so nothing new to share there. While I’m away from the blog, thought I’d treat you to a few photos snapped in the garden just before I left. Peaches still hard as rocks, but should be ripening by the time we return. [...]
A Little Reading With Your Knitting?
Posted on | July 9, 2010 | No Comments
A few posts ago, I posed this question: Are you a knitter who enjoys reading while you knit? Do you take your knitting to the movies and click away in the dark while the film rolls? When you go out for a meal with friends, are you knitting even as you wait for your food [...]
Knitgrrl Rides Again
Posted on | July 7, 2010 | No Comments
Shannon Okey, otherwise known as Knitgrrl, is probably a genius. Anybody doubting the veracity of that statement should take a look at her new book, The Knitgrrl Guide To Professional Knitwear Design. Here it is: When it showed up in my mailbox a few days ago, I stayed up til 2 AM devouring every [...]
Knitting While Reading
Posted on | July 5, 2010 | No Comments
Or should that be reading while knitting? A group of us were sitting around the other evening talking about knitting (what else?), and one member of the group asked if anybody had figured out how to read a book while knitting. Now, most of us already watch TV while we knit and don’t think anything [...]
Never Too Much Shawl
Posted on | July 3, 2010 | No Comments
I’m loving this shawl so much I just had to share a couple more photos: Let’s take a closer look at that, shall we? Kieran Foley’s Emily Dickinson shawl pattern was a great starting point, but I had fun putting my own spin on it. Kim’s gorgeous Whisper Lace Merino from Woolen Rabbit doesn’t hurt either! [...]