Needed a blog to go with the fibre fever that has grabbed me lately. I've always tended to go in cycles... knit like a total fiend for months, then embroidery, then jewelry/metal/beading, then back to embroidery, then knitting, weaving, sewing, machine embroidery... rinse repeat.
I'm on a knitting and embroidery phase at the moment.
Just started Long Dog Sampler's Plight of Fancy with my own color substitutions.
Fabric is 25ct off white linen by Permin of Copenhagen. I'm shopping my stash for flosses and fibres.
Over the last few weeks, I've made some good progress with clearing out WIPs... Here's one for a friend at work's pending baby. Delivered 22 April, 2016 (the pullover, not the baby :))
Mariusgenser
Went together surprisingly quickly. The body is knitted completely in the round, with steeks you reinforce and then (*GULP*) cut with scissors. I grafted/kitchenered the shoulders and picked up and knitted the sleeves in one piece down to the cuffs. It's a boat neck style and I wasn't 100% happy with how much the neck facing tends to roll out...but I was up against the wire on the finish, so I didn't do much about it, except block the heck out of it and hope for the best.
Wool is Lannett, by Sandnes.
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