Stitches etc.

  This one uses the same construction as my original No Cast On - No Bind Off shawl pattern ( NoCoBo  - click on the link to find out mo...

Here's a little reminder of why we need to stop to admire our knitting from time to time. And what to do when we forget ! Genera...

My latest pattern is the result of an experiment to see if I could make something scarf-sized with about 220m (245yds) of handspun yarn and ...

I've been planning to make something with this stitch for a while. I decided I wanted it in the shades of fall in Ontario, so I ordere...

Not the wisteria flowering - you get that every year. A rectangular scarf knitted by me only appears about every 2-3 years. But ...

During the 2012 events (Olympics and Ravellenic Games) I have been knitting up some quick relaxing knits using my Just Knit It pattern. H...

I just love when I find two yarns that go together to make a great knit. These are some of the ones I have waiting to be knitted up: ...

Apparently this is the latest thing. For hair: And maybe for knitting too ? beautiful cobweb #4 (click to go to the project page on...

Another recent pattern ( click here to go to the ravelry pattern page). This one seemed to have a mind of its own. I set off with a vag...

Same colours as in the garden in this shawl: simply-seashells   (click on the name to go to the pattern page on ravelry)

Here's my second subtle knit - waves cowl in Rowan Colourscape (Kaffe Fassett colour range).

Ready to send. First 2012 challenge achieved - make something subtle. I hope he likes them.

The Rocky Mountaineer prototype found its perfect owner over Christmas:

I'm still working on a new construction for shawls using stockinette. Flying scotsman take 2 produced a good shape for a shawl, but no...

I asked my daughter and niece to take some photos of some of the stuff I've been knitting - this is what they came up with ..... N...

The pattern seems to work with most yarns - each producing a quite different effect. Pisa on ravelry (click for more details).

Waterfall lace had to be Niagara (click to find details on ravelry)

Manhattan pattern on ravelry (click for more details) 

The yarn was called "rock pools" and I wanted a stitch that looked like sea kelp, so it had to be called Tofino. Tofino patter...

Here's one for Harry Potter and owl fans everywhere: hogwarts-express (click to go to the pattern page on ravelry).