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A visit to Blackwell House and State of the Knitting

Well February came and went, didn’t it?  I won’t bother with the usual excuses and laments about my blog absence — it seems intermittent blogging is my norm, for the moment.  But to those of you who’ve stuck around — thanks!

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March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance7 Comments

EYF2018: One Week Later

Remember when I said I was going to do daily updates from Edinburgh Yarn Festival …

[insert riotous laughter]

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March 22, 2018

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance12 Comments

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What a lovely day with lovely people! Happily knitting at @northern_yarn ! @blithespirit4 @ndsharp @aantho55 @mwlegro - can’t believe we forgot to take it while you were here @everydayknitter !! #knittersoftheworld #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #acknitwear #knittingfriendsarethebestfriends
Knitting in transit I found a quiet (ish) corner of the airport to while away my 6+ hour layover with knitting. This is the Olivia sweater by @cocoknits knit in @blackisleyarns Shetland sport, which I started with my mom during this most recent visit. Leavings are always hard, but the gentle gray marl, the feel of the yarn in my hand , and the beautiful sheepy scent are good medicine. #knittersoftheworld #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitstagram #knittersofravelry #knitknitknit #nevernotknitting #makersgonnamake #handmadewardrobe
I know I said I was nearly done sharing #burgeonsocks but then @mdbexxp shared lovely pictures of her finished test knit! I love how the bobbles pop in this cheery yarn!! Thanks Bexx! #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #strikking #knitknitknit #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #operationsockdrawer #socktawk
I promise I’m (nearly) done talking about the Burgeon Socks! But I do love @everydayknitter and @levenknit ‘s solid pairs — the bobbles really pop in a nearly solid yarn! I’m currently contemplating a second pair, and think I might take a page from Linda and Sally’s book and go solid! Thanks again to my amazing testers! There’s a week left of the Burgeon Socks introductory month, from which I’ll be giving 15% of all pattern sales to RAIS (Refugee Advocacy Information and Support) Lancaster. You can find the pattern in my Ravelry profile 😊 #burgeonsocks #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #strikking #knitknitknit #operationsockdrawer #sockknittersofinstagram #handknitsocks
My mom @knit1prltoo learned to knit when I was a child, and it was seeing her joy in it and going along to yarn shops with her, watching her choose her next projects, that made me want to learn. I vividly remember her making this #lettlopi cardigan as part of a class not long after she’d first learned to knit. I’d been thinking about the cardigan a lot lately, remembering the way the cheerful colors popped against the deep blue, and thinking I’d like to knit a similar one for next winter. My parents had pretty severe flooding in their house this past fall, and so when on this visit I asked my mom if we could look at this beauty together, she realized with horror that she hadn’t seen it all fall or winter. But we spent this afternoon digging around and found not only the cardigan (phew) but the out-of-print pattern book it came from. Mom must have knit this at least twenty years ago, and it’s just as stunning today as it was the day she finished it — the beauty of wool! And I love thinking about her as a new knitter, fearlessly diving into colorwork and steeking 😍😍😍 #knittersoftheworld #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitstagram #knitknitknit #handmadewardrobe #lopi #slowfashion
Lots of the Burgeon Socks test knitters chose to use variegated yarns, and I love how the petite bobbles sing in them! From the drama of @mairwenj ‘s Blood Moon version, knit in our friend Scott @crystalyarn sock base, to @avelinamariaf ‘s playful blue and coral pair knit in @retrosariarosapomar Mondim, to the springtime feel of @axonalison and @kathrynmckelvey_68 ‘s versions, knit in @rustyferretyarn and KnitGlobal yarns, I love how different each pair looks! Thank you to all my lovely test knitters and their fabulous feedback! #burgeonsocks #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #knittersoftheworld #knitknitknit #knitlikeyoumeanit #boxosoxkal #operationsockdrawer

Recent Posts

  • Pattern Release: Burgeon Socks
  • A visit to Blackwell House and State of the Knitting
  • February State of the Knitting
  • Yarnalong, January 2019: Waiting for Rain, Mondim Socks, and James Herriot
  • Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019

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