Life LackaDaisiCal

I’ve wanted to try the Tanis Fiber Arts Purewash Wool for quite a while...so when I saw the City Limits design by Tanis Lavallee, well, I decided that the time was right! The fingering craze is starting to wear on me, I have to tell you. I love fine yarns, fine gauge knitting, but it takes forever to finish a garment, doesn’t it??? So this sweater, designed for Worsted weight yarn....but Tanis knit her sweater using two strands of her Purelife Fingering AND added a bonus strand of mohair.  When contemplating two strands of fingering...oh my, the possibilities! Strand two shades together for an all over marl. Use a fade of 5 skeins and alternate them in a striped marl! Use mohair, or don’t!  The TFA “Spicy Fade” with Metropolis Mohair Spicy Fade : Retro, Mimosa, Paisley, Roulette, Vamp Tanis previews her shop updates...and when I saw the Spicy Fade that was a billed as a representation of her Marled Metropolis   ..... a version of her M...

I had a great afternoon chatting with a knit friend who lives at a distance...we don’t see each other often, but we share a love of fine yarn and hand knits! While Darlene and I met and bonded over our shared passion for Rowan Yarns...recently Darlene has gone wild for speckles and pops, in particular HedgeHog Fibres Skinny Singles! Join us while Darlene talks about this new direction her knitting has taken, and shows off her fabulous collection of shawls! Darlene shows us her finished shawls..... Born Trippy by Beata Jezek Outline by Beata Jezek Feather Weather by Beata Jezek Find Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry   Boardwalk by Stephen West Dotted Rays by Stephen West Darlene is wearing  Birds of a Feather by Andrea Mowry My first project in Hedgehog Fibres is the Breathe and Hope shawl by Casapinka! Darlene and I get our HedgeHog from our LYS,  The Needle Emporium  in Ancast...

Join me as I sit down with my friend Renée on the LIFE LDC couch.....as we discuss our "twin" sweaters - our Love Notes! Two knitters, one design......different approaches to our Love Note sweater design by Tin Can Knits! Thank you to Tanis and Dana for allowing me to use their instagram photos....so inspirational!! Tanis isTanisfiberarts on Instagram Shop her fabulous yarn at www.tanisfiberarts.com Follow Dana on Instagram - Callmedwj Dana's Blog at www.yardsofhappiness.com The "Love Note" design by Tin Can Knits - www.tincanknits.com Love Note on Ravelry - check out the 2580 projects on Ravelry - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr... Follow Renée on Instagram - froggiemeanieknits for great photos of her knits! Follow me on Instagram - Lifeldc My Ravelry name is - LifeLackadaisical Happy Knitting! Anne

After some deep stash diving, organisation and Ravelry stash updating.... I can honestly say that I've fallen "back" in love with my stash!! Watch me critique my latest project - what needs to be done to make me LOVE IT! Happy Knitting, Anne #lovenotesweater #koiguyarn #kidsilkhaze

Join me as I critique the Rowan 67 magazine.....knitting and crochet designs for Summer 2020! Rowan stories “Twin Sets” and “Crochet”. Surprised to find top down construction in this collection! Fine Lace and Kidsilk Haze combined for luxurious fabric! See all the design details on the Rowan web site www.knitrowan.com Thank you to Rowan Yarns for this review copy of Magazine 67. I'm contemplating a couple of designs from this collection....what about you?  Happy Knitting, Anne #knitting #handknit #knitblogger #rowanyarns

MODE AT ROWAN COLLECTION ONE MODE at  ROWAN is a new design series for Rowan, timeless designs that can work together to create your knit wardrobe! Photographed in two colourways, knit in classic Rowan yarns. I give you all the details of each design. I chose to knit the 002 Cardigan, a Martin Storey design.....substituting the New Rowan Island Blend combined with Kidsilk Haze, for Kid Classic as called for in the pattern. Island Blend is a soft yarn, lovely to knit with, just look at the combination of fibres! Falkland Island Merino, Baby Alpaca and Silk! If this wasn't fabulous enough, combining it with Kidsilk Haze makes for a divine fabric! The 002 cardigan is an oversized boxy silhouette, with short slim sleeves...for a modern outline which can be dressed up or worn casually. Love this whole collection! What will I knit next? Get your copy of MODE at ROWAN at your Rowan stockist, or visit www.knitrowan.com where individual patterns can be purchased and d...

Let's Talk about Stash - 2020 Happy New Year - new year, new attitude! Join me as I learn to be happy with my stash! Stash - Let's look at our stash! Honest - You have to be honest about your stash - why did you buy it? Impulse? Project driven? Love at first site? Do you still love it? Sort - Sort your stash - sweater quantity with a copy of the pattern you bought the yarn for, collect all balls of the same yarn together, have a good look at your stash and organise it! Aware - Now you know what you have! List it on Ravelry....or if you don't want people rummaging in your virtual closet - make a spread sheet, a page in your daily organiser....make sure you know what's in your stash!! Got stash you want to break up with? Gift - Your knit friends might love a gift from your stash! Donate - Donate yarn to a local shelter, the community centre, church group! Sell - beware of the costs and effort required in advertising, selling, payment, packaging and ...