Life LackaDaisiCal

My Fair Isle Cushion project is finished, washed, dried, and it's a bit larger than the 20x20" pillow insert I bought....what's a knitter to do? While I ponder...... I searched up and down the Ottawa St. fabric shops (a street in Hamilton known for fabrics and bric-a-brac) and found this on a clearance table - only $5 a yard! The colours are perfect for my cushion back! This has been a fabulous project - picking up and knitting each section of fair isle off of the previous bit of knitting....sort of like quilting! Marie used this technique in her Fairisle Club 2 blanket....which is absolutely stunning (I saw it in real life at the workshop). Since I haven't yet finished my Fairisle Club 1 blanket, I MUST RESIST Fairisle Club 2! Yes, I MUST! Just because I'm resisting, you don't have to! There are still spaces available here ! At the workshop, I loved seeing the garments knit up! Some that I'd dismissed are now high up on my "I...

I've wanted to share my D'Arcy for a while now....but taking photos is problematic at the best of times...trying to get myself together, the hubby in photographer mode, the right light and the planets aligned. Can't be too tired or too rushed...or it just doesn't work. So today, I said to heck with it, and took some selfies. D'Arcy , Rowan Magazine 58 This design incorporates both knit and crochet (a signature style of Marie Wallin) knit in Fazed Tweed , a unique yarn which I blogged about previously .  Fazed Tweed yarn is absolutely wonderful to knit with, and the resulting fabric is so luxurious! This sweater knit up quickly...then there was just the crochet sleeves to go.  I'm a novice crocheter....learning the stitches is one thing, reading a pattern is another...so I must have ripped out my first sleeve at least 4 times! Luckily I had extra yarn, so I decided to abandon my first effort and start over with fresh yarn to comp...