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Build your own jumper
I think it might be interesting to expand upon my plans for the Coconut Ice jumper and explain how I use the elements in the book One Thousand Sweaters by Amanda Griffiths to “build” a sweater. First, a bit about the book. It is spiral bound and the pattern pages are split in two horizontally… Continue reading
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Of wool and words
Mid-week brought with it a couple of new adventures. I picked up a book that’s been patiently awaiting a re-read for more than 20 years, and I started a new jumper. The moment I decided to combine the pink wool with leftovers from previous cream jumpers, I knew that I would be referring to this… Continue reading
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Hitting the bottle
It’s okay, your narrator hasn’t plumbed the depths yet. The bottles I’m going to talk about are filled with ink, not gin. I thought it might be fun to explore which bits of my personality are drawn to the different ink bottles that I own. When I see my, admittedly limited, collection it strikes me… Continue reading
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Every one’s a winner, baby
Yippee!! The Heather Slope Rib Sweater is finished!! Astonishingly, given my history with this wool, I really like the finished product. I think that is a strong indication of just how good this pattern is. I’ve found over the years that it is very hard to come up with a version which falls short of… Continue reading
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The details we sometimes miss
For one rare, perfect moment I had three pens inked. Three pens is my nirvana. Three pens are easy to use, they don’t invoke any guilt or any need to choose which ones I’m going to allow to languish, thus proving they are second-best. We cannot see, we will not mention, the other two pens… Continue reading
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Off the slopes
Don’t worry, I haven’t been skiing, it’s just that I’ve completed all of the sloping ribs on the Slope Rib Sweater and am now onto the finishing straight. I’ve paused at the point where I will begin the neck shaping, but I intend to get that done today and perhaps have the whole sweater completed… Continue reading
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