I was just listening Episode 60 of the Lime and Violet Podcast, and near the end they were looking at an etsy site (Gaslight Dyeworks, the username is yarnzombie). That person doesn’t have any 100% vegan fibers, but they mentioned how one of her rovings contained something called Black Diamond, which is carbonized bamboo.
I [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Black Diamond
Posted in Etsy, Yarn on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dahlia
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Techniques on June 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
When I first saw Dahlia on knitty (it’s Winter 2007), I thought it was cute, but I didn’t think it would look good on me. Texture around the stomach and an empire waist? But I’ve lost weight since then, and am still losing, so I had more confidence to try it. With modifications, of course. [...]
Fraternal
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When my mother saw the Picovoli that I knit, she wanted it. Not in a different colour, but that exact same one. I’d rather not have the exact same top as my mother (or make the exact same top twice), but she wasn’t willing to spring for the more expensive soy yarn (and shipping) anyway. [...]
WWKIPD, PEI
Posted in Blog, Knitting, Weather Complaint, Work in Progress, wwkipd on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, June 14th, was World Wide Knit in Public Day, and I drove about an hour away to Charlottetown to meet 4 other members of Ravelry:
Above is missknittykitty, nanapei, marigoldy and jannaknits. There’s another picture that includes me on nanapei’s blog. missknittykitty was knitting a pretty green sock, but she wasn’t during these pictures since [...]
BitterSweet Cupcakes
Posted in Books, Crochet, Finished Objects on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t think I ever showed these off. Cupcakes are a common pattern with many, many ways to make them, but this pattern comes from the Vegan Goddess of Amigurumi, BitterSweet. Her blog not only has knitting and crochet patterns, but also gorgeous photography of food and other forms of crafting like sewing. She even [...]
Review: Bernat Soy (Natural Blends)
Posted in Swatch, Yarn on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fiber content: 50% soy 50% acrylic
1 Ball Contains: 70g, 134yards/122m
Price: $3.99
Weight and Type: Worsted (it seems more like Sport to me), plied
Label’s Gauge and Needle Size: 19 sts and 24 rows = 4″ in st st with US8/5mm needles
My Gauge, Pre-Wash: 19.5 sts and 23 rows = 4″ in st st with US7/4.5mm needles; crochet [...]
Review: PK yarn
Posted in Swatch, Yarn on June 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Fiber content: 100% Polyester
1 Ball Contains: 50g, yardage not listed. It looks similar to Bernat Cool Crochet (which is cotton and nylon), there’s probably around 200 yards/180m.
Price: 99 cents ($1.14 after tax)
Weight and Type: DK, chained structure
Label’s Gauge and Needle Size: The label only has a recommended needle size of 8mm, which is 11US.
My Gauge, [...]
