Thursday, November 22, 2007

Loopy & Luscious tank

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Ta-da! I finished this project last evening. It was a fast and easy knit: only 2 rectangles, one with a very very loose bind off to get the scoop neck for front part. I like it a lot. The only thing that makes the difference here is working with 2 types of fiber: one very thin and the other very thick. (in my case, the thick is, in fact, a thick-thin yarn which creates lovely bumps). I used 12 mm (US 17) circular needle.

Original shawl patter here.

Friday, November 16, 2007

trying to get closer to Debbie New


I googled and browsed whatever was possible regarding Debbie New. I would love to get her book on amazon.com, but it is too pricey for me. I fallen in love with her scribble lace stitch and I was lucky enough to find a scarf on knitty.com with the pattern stitch: Loopy & Luscious

busy days on ravelry online community

I am lucky to be a ravelry member. Ravelry is a huge online knitting and crochet community. My username on ravelry is craftylady. I've already started a group Knitting Turkey. It is a place for knitters who live, lived, will live in Turkey or are somehow connected to Turkey. This group is for anybody interested in traditional Turkish stitches and patterns, Anatolian fair-isle, fabulous Turkish yarn, a guide to buying yarns in Turkey, etc.

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