The online home and (not so) alter(ed)-ego of Ann McMeekin Carrier. New Mum, Photographer, Knitter, Petrolhead, Shoe and Stationery Obsessive and User Experience Consultant at Lab49.
I’ve been seeing in the New Year with friends who live in the village of Bramley in Hampshire and and it’s inspired me to knit a shawl with some very special yarn that was hand spun for me a couple of years ago and was just calling out to be used. I spent several hours [...]
There are generally considered to be two kinds of knitter: those who are process knitters and those who are product knitters. I used to consider myself firmly in the product camp, choosing small projects for that instant gratification, look I made a thing feeling. That said, quite often recently I’ve found myself not completing a [...]
Similar pattern to yesterday, just with no complicated purling, which would make it great for socks. Quite stretchy too. Note to self: find more interesting way to take pictures of swatch and calendar.
Lovely stitch pattern this. Really like the fabric it creates. Lifting a stitch over two others purlwise all along the row is more difficult than I thought, especially on public transport. I dropped stitches here, there and everywhere in doing this. This is also a pattern that could really stand heavy blocking. As it was, [...]
Six days in, and I’ve managed to start and finish each swatch on the day, which is longer than I thought I’d last. It’s fun though, and I’m learning lots about how stitch patterns affect gauge. I’m also learning that the occasional twisted knit stitch is okay, but twisted purls are the devil’s work.