scarf

How to tie a scarf and help A Hundred Ravens!

As we’re getting into the coldest part of the winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, we find ourselves bundling up to protect against the cold that comes with it. What better way to do that than with a super scarf?! What’s a super scarf? Well, it’s one that’s a minimum of 100″ long and 10″ wide (no, I don’t know who decided on this). Luckily, I have such a pattern for you to make your very own! This scarf came about for 2 reasons. A few years back, A Hundred Ravens generously gifted me some yarn to “play with”. […]

Blockheads unite!

Well, it seems a lot of discussion has started since the last post – I’m glad to see it. So let’s look at this blocking thing again, shall we. What exactly is blocking and how/why should you do it? Well, part 1 of that question can be explained like this … Blocking is the process that “sets” a knitted or crocheted piece of work to a particular size and/or shape. The need for blocking starts even before you start to make your piece. The entire process of turning fleece into yarn starts the process of breaking down soft, luxurious […]

Be a better blocker …

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of talk in the social media knitting groups regarding blocking. Ironic, seeing as I’ve been preparing a post about this very thing. When it comes to blocking, there seems to be quite a few opinions, ranging from people who never block their work, to people who only block lace work, to people who block everything and people somewhere in between. Now I’m not going to sit here and preach to you and tell you that you should block your work, but my preference is to block everything! There was a time when I […]

Cables of color …

I have been a little quiet these past few months, so it’s time to start talking again, so to speak. It has been very busy and it always surprises me when I look up and realize that another day has gone by, which turns into another week, then month, and before you know it, we’re all celebrating Christmas and the New Year! Well, I have a few posts to get in before then, so I’ll start by continuing where I left off and give a little preview at the same time … Color can be a wonderful thing in […]

Knitting in the Shadows … Part III

Wool you be my Valentine? Late you say? No, it’s not at all. This is a special Valentine’s going out to everyone – coupled or not. I hope you agree that “love” shouldn’t be celebrated on 1 day of the year – but the whole way through.  It’s also the wrap up of the Shadow Knitting posts I’ve been doing this week. If you’ve been doing the rings I’d like to suggest that you try and pattern the rest of it on your own using the chart that I gave you. It’s a nifty exercise and you should be […]