Anyone who has spent time wandering around sheep and cow pastures in the UK is familiar with this little plant - perhaps painfully so: CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons The stinging nettle grows abundantly in the UK, and if you've ever brushed up against one with your bare ankle, you won't …
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Finally Bardsea
I do not know WHY this pattern has taken me ages to put together! Well, ok, I do know: first of all, it's a scarf. I love scarves, but I do not love knitting scarves. They are long and incredibly repetitive, and they seem to take much longer than they should to complete. I don't fear them as I do …
Bardsea Preview
One positive of not having your design accepted for publication is that you can release it much earlier on your own! I'm putting the finishing touches on my Bardsea Hooded Scarf design, and the pattern will be available soon on Ravelry. This design has two options, with or without a hood. I will …
Glenfinnan: I-Cord Bind Off
I have officially fallen in love with the I-Cord bind off. It is so clean, so simple, so versatile, it adds almost no bulk to a garment, and once you get the hang of it, it's really easy to create. The only drawback is that it's a bit more time consuming than a standard bind off, but so worth the …
Glenfinnan: Creating the Shawl Collar Band
In my last post, I walked through the steps of creating the Glenfinnan belt band and picking up body stitches on either side of the band. Now, I want to spend a little time on one of the unique features of the Glenfinnan, which is the wide double moss stitch shawl collar. The reason it is unique …