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Slipping
When I started writing down the pattern for Riva, the stash-buster scarf, I thought it would take a few days. After all it’s a simple idea; I did not expect it to take too long. But a string of...
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First draft
It worked. I finished my first draft Friday afternoon and sent the PDF to a couple of friends for feedback. In the meantime I have already spotted a major omission: the yarn quantity. How could I have...
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Testing Riva
Thanks to the thoughtful feedback I received from my friends (you girls are the best), my pattern is now in good enough shape to be tested and I just submitted it to the Free Pattern Testers group on...
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Cuoricini (tiny hearts)
After finalizing my lace stitch, I knit a few more swatches to try it in different yarns and eventually cast on with a semi-solid red yarn called Wash My Lace. I am a bit apprehensive about the...
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Fragile Heart – testers needed
Tanti cuoricini The heart scarf is done and I love the semi-solid red of Anzula’s Wash my Lace. Much brighter than anything I’ve had in a long time; sometimes you just have to dare beyond gray, my...
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Finito
Or finita, as in Italian “scarf” happens to be feminine — la sciarpa. You’ve heard it before; this was the most boring project ever, yet perfect for the long trip from LA to Seattle and back. Ben was...
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Do you like our owl?
My Owlette scarf is finished and I hope we get a few more cool evenings so I can wear it a couple of times. Wish my camera hadn’t died in Italy last year because it’s really not that convenient to...
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