Bojagi Shawl

multi-yarn crescent shawl is draped over a railing made from old railway sleepers. The yarns are white and a gradient going from purple to green. There is a central panel of lace knit with the white yarn and a slip stitch design on either side of it using both yarns. Outside of that is just the gradient yarn for each end.

This project was my choice for the Quiet Queers Craftalong 2020, it's a design by the craftalong's creator and when I saw it I adored it. It also finally felt like the right project for my handspun gradient that I'd been holding onto for the perfect project. I'd made this gradient yarn by painstakingly pulling... Continue Reading →

August 31, 2021

SM15 1 – Wintergreen Heart Tree

handknit sock on an adult foot. The pattern in the sock is a cabled design featuring a heart shape and a twisted tree like cable down the entire length from the heart.

These socks were indeed a choice. I don't mind purling, I don't feel like I'm that much slower at it but I am way more comfortable with cabling on the right side (RS) of a work than the wrong side (WS). I named this project Wintergreen Heart Tree. Somewhat interestingly I was just getting started... Continue Reading →

March 29, 2021

Scrappy Tickseed Socks

Tickseed is a pattern by Mylene Pijpers. It was featured as a bonus pattern after round 4 during the 2020 Sock Madness competition. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make these. Using them as a base for my scrappy yarn project was an interesting challenge. Changing yarns every 7 rows... Continue Reading →

February 1, 2021