Cashmere

Ready, Set, Go!

[Translate] We’re off! This is the first day of the start of the VKAL – VIDEO Knit-A-Long. What makes this different from all the other Knit-A-Long’s out there? The VIDEO! This is a little like taking a class or workshop for a knitting technique – in this case Introduction to Double Knitting – but a little more than that as well. Along the way there will be tips and techniques that will not only help you get a great grasp of double knitting (knitting a two-sided  or reversible fabric), but will help you with all your regular knitting projects […]

VKAL!!

[Translate] What’s a VKAL you ask? Well, it’s a VIDEO Knit-A-Long! What’s a VIDEO Knit-A-Long you ask? It’s a Knit-A-Long with video support – a lot of video support! Think of it as getting a bunch of lessons AND a pattern AND giveaways and FUN! We’re going to be stating a Knit-A-Long for the Barrington 5.0. I know, the 4.0 isn’t even out yet! It will be soon, but I wanted to spread the news about this VKAL now, to get things ready for it’s launch right after Stitches West! So here’s the plan … the Barrington 5.0 is […]

Finished!

[Translate] Tomorrow we’re back to color work – lots happening there – but today I wanted to take a quick time out to tell of a finished object. Yup, here’s a sweater I finished and delivered! I’m happy to say it was exactly what she wanted and I was pleasantly surprised as to how much she liked it. She wanted something similar to the Elementary scarf, but I didn’t want to make a whole bunch of strips and then braid them and try to make them look like a sweater! Soooooo, I used a reversible cable pattern in a […]

Hello Anzula!!

[Translate] The pot of prizes for donors to the crowd funding campaign has gotten bigger – by 10 skeins of yarn! Thanks to the gals at Anzula, there is now an assortment of luxury yarns from Anzula added to the prizes that will be drawn for. All you have to do to get in the draw is support the campaign by making a donation. It’s not purely a donation though, as you’ll get a perk depending on the size of your donation. Anything from being recognized on our Close Knit Community wall to actually being in an episode of […]

Willow Yarn Review

[Translate] While I was in Chicago for Vogue Knitting Live (VKL), I met some amazing people. One of them was Claudia from Zealana. If you haven’t heard of this company, you need to follow this link and check them out! ZEALANA. Chances are one or more of their yarns will inspire you and is available at your Local Yarn Store (LYS). I went into a brief description of the company, it’s yarns, and the role opossums play in their development in a previous post. In this one, I’d like to review one of their yarns – Willow. Surprisingly, unlike […]