Let me introduce my new knitting bag.
It is a flippflapp bag made by the amazing Mina at Minmina’s.
Mina and I traded. I designed and knit the Ironwrought Scarf for her, and she created the flippflapp bag and made me one.
The bag is big enough to fit my charts and patterns, a knitting project (or even two depending on what I’m working on), my sewing case, a pencil for marking up the charts as I go, and it has a special pocket for the iPod (on which I often listen to audio books while I knit). There are no zippers or velcro, so the yarn does not get caught on anything – but the flap-lid enables me to close the bag so that I don’t knock it over and spill the contents.
And the best part is that every time I open the bag, there are trolls peeking out at me. The trolls make me smile.
Thanks Mina! The bag is wonderful – I love it!
I also received a second package in the mail this week. This yarn came from the Tri’Coterie, and is from the Twilight Series. The two blue skeins are laceweight Alpaca Cashsilk in the Bella Swan colourway. Each skein is 100 g and 1,200 m of amazingly soft lace yarn.
The centre skein is a fingering weight merino/tencel, and the colourway is Edward’s Hair.
I’ve already cast on for a shawl in the Bella Swan yarn, and it keeps the trolls company in my knitting bag.
Announcing the Mystic Roses Lace Shawl knitalong!
Mystic Roses is a triangular shawl inspired by roses of every hue.
The finished height is approximately 134 cm (52”), and the wingspan is 268 cm (105″).
My shawl is knit on 3.75 mm needles, using Wollmeise Lace-Garn yarn (530 m/580 yds per 100 g) in the Rosenrot colourway.
The shawl uses one 300g skein (approx 1,590 m / 1,740 yds).
As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
My actual yarn consumption was approx 1,450 m (1,570 yds).
Any lace-weight or light fingering weight yarn will work. Some suggestions are JaggerSpun Zephyr, Malabrigo, Misti Alpaca Lace, Yarntopia Treasures 5/2 Egyptian Cotton or 5/2 Tencel, or Cottage Craft Angora 2-ply lace yarns.
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The pattern will be made available for a knitalong, starting March 20.
It will be distributed to the members in five consecutive pieces, once a week on Fridays.
The last part of the pattern will be released on April 17.
The KAL is completed, but the pattern is available for purchase here.
All members of the KAL will have access to the clues as well as the complete pattern in one nice set at the end of the KAL.
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Svensk-språkig hjälp finns förstås som vanligt också.
Mystic Star is a circular shawl which draws its inspiration from the starry night sky.
It can also be knit as a semicircular shawl.
The finished diameter is approximately 130 cm (51”)
My shawl is knit on 3.25 mm needles, using 10/2 Tencel (laceweight) yarn from Yarntopia Treasures (1,050 yds per 4 oz skein) in the Seaweed colourway. The circular shawl uses 1 skein (approx 1,050 yds), and the semicircular shawl uses approx. 1/2 skein (550 yds). The 10/2 Tencel is available on Etsy and on eBay.
As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
The pattern is available in .pdf format for $8.00 CDN. Please place your order here:
The Ironwrought Scarf is inspired by old iron wrought gates and fences. It’s a warm, yet light and lacy scarf that will make you feel dressed up any day of the week.
The scarf is knit in Silkie Socks that Rock (in the Valkyrie colourway) from Blue Moon Fiber Arts – 360 yds (329 m) per 99 g skein. The length is of course adjustable, but with one skein you get a scarf which is approx. 28 cm x 202 cm (11″ x 80″).
This pattern is available in .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.
Please place your order here:
I started knitting a lace scarf out of Silkie Socks that Rock (merino/silk blend), from Blue Moon Fiber Arts the other day. The colourway is called Valkyrie, and looks really neat. It’s not quite as black as I thought – it’s black overdyed with shades of red, which makes it look purple, brown and green in parts. I like it though, and it’s really wonderfully soft. I should have some pictures of the scarf up in the next few days.
The intended recipient is Mina, who has agreed to trade one of her wonderful bags for a lace scarf. It will be a flippflapp style bag, that will become my new knitting bag.
But just in case this scarf is not black enough, I will make a second one in licorice Apple Laine.
I have also started a third Weasley sweater. This time it’s a Hufflepuff sweater for my youngest. The colours are gold and black. I’m altering the pattern quite a lot this time around. I decided to knit the body and the sleaves in the round, so as to minimize the amount of sewing I have to do at the end. I have knit half the body since Friday, so just as before, it’s a quick knit. And that’s probably a good thing, since it’s a winter sweater, and it’s best if he gets a chance to wear it a few times before spring comes.
On Friday I made a quick visit to my LYS and picked up some yarn – the Paton’s Classic Merino Wool required for the Weasley sweater, some Apple Pie/Apple Laine in licorice colour for a black lace scarf, and some blocking wires. I’ve been meaning to order blocking wires from Knitpicks for ages, but they were out of stock before Christmas, and then I just haven’t gotten around to it. But with the current exchange-rate, taxes, and shipping to Canada, I got a much better deal on some EZ-blocking wires locally. I tried them out today, and while my shawl isn’t dry yet, I really thought it made the entire process a lot simpler. I think I will like the result too.
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