We took a poll and we’d all rather be back in bed with the covers over our heads this Monday. So I give you one of my favorite knits: a blanket that I made in honor of our wedding that’s on our bed every night! The Pattern: Paintbox Log Cabin Blanket by Katherine Keyes The…
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Yarn + Ink Palette: A little Halloween.
Yes I realize that it’s only September 3, but Halloween candy is already in the stores! Actually, what really happened is I showed my current knit to a few friends and one exclaimed “ooooo Halloween colors.” So that’s the post. Pattern: Positive Vibrations by Marin Melchior (Ravelry link) Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Superfine Fingering in…
Yarn + Ink Palette: Bold and graphic!
Another project off my needles and another ink palette. What’s funny is that when the yarn arrived, I didn’t think the colors would work well together. But they do! The Pattern: Lady Fingers Sweater by Morgan Woltersdorf (Ravelry link) The Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Superfine DK in Red, Silver, Teal, Yellow and Orange The Inks:…
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…
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