Taking Over the World!
Laura | May 24, 2009
Blocking Kiri, Take 2
Laura | May 22, 2009
I am on school holiday now. It is half term and I have a gazillion number of things to do before I start maternity leave in a couple of weeks so, obviously, today is the perfect day to block kiri for a second time. And I seem to be more successful this time. As you [...]
Kiri
Laura | May 17, 2009
Yesterday I finished knitting Kiri. How exciting. So, today, armed with my welding rods, I decided to try and block it. First, the inevitable soaking. And goodness me. The designer of Kiri was absolutely right. She said that wet kidsilk haze (or in this case kidsilk night) would be like dragging a wet cat out [...]
Welding Rods
Laura | May 15, 2009
Woohoo! This week I purchased some welding rods! How exciting. This is not as random as you may think. I am nearling the end of Kiri and I was trying to work out the best method of blocking that would save my own sanity. I decided that using blocking rods would be the best solution, [...]
The Weekend!
Laura | May 9, 2009
Well, it is the weekend again and I haven’t got very much to show you, really. I find it tricky to knit during the week as I just come home from school and sleep. But I’m on maternity leave in 4 weeks time so I may find a little bit of time then to do [...]
FO: Liesl
Laura | May 3, 2009
Pattern: Liesl by Ysolda Teague (the website seems to be broken just now, hence the no linky) Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic, Colourway 844, Purple Needles: 7mm Knitpicks Harmony circs, used as straights, 7mm Addi circ, used as a circ for the sleeves Mods: I used the picot edge finishing, made it waist length and long [...]