Friday, 10 October 2014

Reversible Scarf

I was determined to learn double knitting so I ordered the right sized circular needle from Ebay and followed the directions in 'Greetings From Knit Cafe' for a scarf called 'Recycled Scarf.' I made up a sample of it last night, but I made a few mistakes. So I'm going to rip that part out and start fresh with a better idea of what I'm doing.

Thursday, 2 October 2014

Boho Granny Square Handbag

Yesterday at Fanciwerks I started a boho granny square purse in autumn colors. I really like this yarn she has called Classic Shades by Universal Yarn. It's the first time I've used it and I'm in love with it. It's 70% acrylic, 30% wool. The variegated portion of the granny square is made of this. It changes from orange to gold to beige to red. It comes in lots of different colorways. The only downside is it is over $8 a skein.

The first two rounds of the granny square.

One of six granny squares I need for the handbag.
There was also a braided scarf I saw at Fanciwerks that I want to figure out how to make. It's 3 strands of 2x2 ribbing about 4" wide all braided together to form a scarf. Neat.

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Works in Progress Wednesday: New and Not So New Fiber Arts

Knitting a scarf that I found in 'Greetings From Knit Cafe. So far it's beige. Two x two ribbing.

I'm almost finished with my red and grey woven tam too.

And I'd really like to get back to quilting today.