Every time I work something in linen stitch, I vow never again to use linen stitch. But I just love the fabric it makes, so I keep coming back for more abuse. I’m knitting with Quince & Co Lark, which is springy, and thus, easier on my hands. But still. It takes for EVER. But [...]

I disapprove of legwarmers as a general fashion accessory, but Karl (our resident who departed this morning) is a real live dancer/choreographer, so I was delighted to make him legwarmers. I went with a Flashdance palette in handspun merino: one ply Barbie pink, one ply black. The XOXO cable comes from Adrian Bizila’s Besotted Scarf. [...]

YARN: 5 balls Knit Picks Andean Silk PATTERN: Generic top-down raglan with lace panel, short sleeves, 1×1 ribbing at collar, cuffs & hem NOTES: No shaping. I wish I had shaped the waist. It’s cute enough, and the yarn has enough drape that it’s not dumpy even though it’s boxy, but it would be way [...]

Club members & would-be club members, please come to spin! We do have student wheels and spindles if you can’t bring your own. Bring some fiber to spin and a snack to share. (We also have Art Club fiber for sale if you’re in the mood to blow some cash.) Please RSVP if you’re coming. [...]

Pattern: Improvised. Started as an EZ seamless yoke backwards (top-down). But it was way too bunchy. Afterwards, I unravelled it from the collar down to the pits and reknit with more even shaping–basically decreased every 9th stitch every 4 rows, then did a couple rows of short-row shaping in the back under the collar to [...]

So as I got ready to work the sleeves on my current sweater, I spread it out for a picture and discovered: Munchie’s bunchy. I thought maybe it would go away in the wearing, but no dice: But instead of my usual “frog now, ask questions later” tack, I decided to ask on the Zimmermania [...]

Been so busy, I almost forgot to post! KC/Lawrence/Topeka spinners who what to join the club: This month’s meeting is at Ewephoria Farm in Lawrence, KS, where we’ll spin and meet the brand-new lambs! Tina (shepherd) has lots of beautiful fiber for sale from the critters on site if you want to take home a [...]

3 more superwash batts at artclub.etsy.com. Anything in the red range is so hard to photograph. It may just be my camera. Does anyone have a digital camera that’s true to color on reds?