I’m generally pretty happy with my collection of fountain pens. Truly, I have more than I need since I can only write with one at a time and I’m at the point where adding to the collection usually means I vote one off the island. The pandemic has also been a good time to explore…
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Yarn + Ink Palette: Refreshingly cool summer shades.
Wow those Tuesdays-after-Monday-holidays hit hard don’t they? I was out of town this weekend and got home yesterday afternoon and in a flurry of all those chores (grocery shopping, laundry, and all the rest) I just didn’t get to play with pens and ink. So I’ll leave you with a little cool and refreshing ink…
Technicolor Tuesday: What ink matches my knitting?
While I’ve been working on the yoke of my new sweater (Dovetail by Quinn Reverendo) I’ve been pondering what color inks would fit into this gemstone palette: KWZ Raspberry – Manos del Uruguay Alegria Grande in Cactus Flower Sheaffer Green – ” in Tahiti Diamine 150th Anniversary Blue Velvet – ” in Oceano Robert Oster…
Fiber Friday: What ink matches my knitting?
Sometimes you’re knitting on a project and you realize that the yarn you’re working with would make a wonderful ink palette. From my ink stash: Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyo Syogun PenBBS #233 Nanjing Robert Oster Honey Bee
Eye Candy: When your yarn matches your ink samples.
Between working with hand-dyed yarns and now ink samples, they way I see color has evolved over the years. So I’m especially tickled when the ink samples I’m working with (yellows and golds) match my new project! Yarn: Miss Babs Yowza in Old Gold Inks: Robert Oster Honey Bee and Franklin-Christoph Honeycomb
Eye Candy: Kaweco x Hello Kitty AL Sport Fountain Pen – Limited Edition
I’m not quite sure why I got bitten by the Kaweco x Hello Kitty AL Sport Limited Edition bug ($158 at Pen & Tool). It was most likely FOMO, but this one was so well done! This version is a frosted cherry blossom color (“Sakura Pink”), with gold hardware. The nib has an imprint of…
Eye Candy: Pen Queue from Penquisition
Evan of Penquisition generously sent us a prototype of his Pen Queue to test out and we thought we’d share a sneak peek here! The version we received was in Well-Appointed approved green! The Pen Queue features two holes for holding pens upright, plus a groove in the middle to hold a pen horizontally. Would…