My pretty Rose Red beret, knit from an I-cord center from the top down. Ysolda’s pattern. Beautiful design! The yarn is hand-dyed merino from Gypsy Wools in Boulder. The kitty is my beloved Gabriel.
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Selbu Modern
I’ve finally completed a colorwork pattern that actually works. Behold, the very lovely Selbu Modern beret: I knitted this while in New Mexico visiting relatives. The straw-and-cornflower color scheme turned out very nicely, I think. If I make another one for myself, I’ll choose jewel tones or charcoal, as I usually do. Perhaps purple. I […]
Ishbel, Part 1
Lately, I’ve been entranced by Ishbel, Ysolda’s lovely and popular shawl pattern. My own efforts to make an Ishbel shawl started out pretty well, but ended in knitting disaster. Snowy and Mithril helped me choose a gorgeous Malabrigo sock yarn in the Violeta Africana colorway, and I knitted happily away while vacationing in Hawaii. [Malabrigo yarn! […]