Ring of Lace and Lesson Learned

Ring of Lace is a pattern by Heartstrings. I can’t describe how beautiful it is and how clever. It is not a Moebius, just a simple circle of lace that is gorgeous.
I combined the pattern with a luxury yarn that suits the design and does not break the bank. The yarn is Cheryl Potter’s […]

Flat Feet Fun

I am sure that by now, many of you know what a Flat Feet flat is. For those of you who don’t, I’ll just go into a brief description. A flat is a knitted rectangle with waste yarn at either end. Two rectangles are joined with more waste yarn. Two flats joined = two […]

Gauge and Swatch Part 1

When I first started knitting over 50 years ago, I don’t remember my mother or my aunts teaching me about gauge. I do remember going to the yarn store, choosing a pattern, and then the shop owner pointing us to the yarn from which we could choose to knit the garment.
Once we chose the pattern, […]

Lijuan Does the Tango

 
 
It takes two to Tango, but the two at the left aren’t limited to one step. Move on to the next picture to see them in a totally different pose.
 
 
In the first, they are neck warmers in the second they are hats.
Lijuan Jing has done it again, with a wonderfully cleaver design.
This kit […]

Notes on the Swirl Shawl

Lijuan Jing’s Swirl Shawl is a geometrical masterpiece and a wonder to knit.
For those of you have decided to make this shawl, I just wanted to add a few notes to Lijuan’s pattern to make the process of getting started just a little simpler.
Each hexagon is knit in the round from the outer edge […]