Say hello to the Sweet Summer Shawl! I so enjoyed working with SweetGeorgia Yarns CashSilk Lace on my Heavenly Cowl pattern that I just had to work with another SweetGeorgia Yarn. And so the Sweet Summer Shawl was born. It is designed in SweetGeorgia CashLuxe …
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sock yarns
Finding Inspiration
Remember when I said that I had a couple more skeins of Malabrigo Arroyo waiting to be turned into something beautiful? Well, here’s a sneak peek at the Lacy Lady Beret. The colour is Chircas.The beautiful colours of Malabrigo Arroyo have certainly inspired me to …
Getting gauge
Gauge is so important when knitting garments and socks. Fit depends on it. Clara Parkes gives a wonderful overview of the principles of a well knitted sock in her book, The Knitter’s Book of Socks. For a fingering-weight yarn, she suggests a gauge of between …
I Can’t Stop Thinking About Socks….
I’ve had a sock pattern developing in my head for many years now. I really like cables and have always wanted to design a pair of socks using cables. I knew right away how I wanted the cable pattern to look and I worked it …