ohmygoodknits! // a knitting & crochet blog » lace http://goodknits.com/blog fitting crafts into motherhood Mon, 21 May 2012 02:44:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Pretty, green, woolly lace http://goodknits.com/blog/2011/03/07/pretty-green-woolly-lace/ http://goodknits.com/blog/2011/03/07/pretty-green-woolly-lace/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:35:21 +0000 Lisa http://goodknits.com/blog/?p=2083

I finished the shawlette, yesterday! The picot bind-off took for-friggin-ever, but holy moly I love the end result. That happens with lace, though. I procrastinate on projects and whether I should start one because they look so difficult and I don’t want to burn out after investing hours into it. Then, I complete it [Read More...]]]>

65.365: sneak peek

I finished the shawlette, yesterday! The picot bind-off took for-friggin-ever, but holy moly I love the end result. That happens with lace, though. I procrastinate on projects and whether I should start one because they look so difficult and I don’t want to burn out after investing hours into it. Then, I complete it and I set it out to block and I.am.speechless. It’s just so soft and beautiful.

holden waves

I was just going to share the first photo, but these waves are so lovely, I had to share this one, too. The pattern is wonderfully simple and I completed it in just a little over 1 week.

Pattern: Holden Shawlette by Mindy Wilkes
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in ‘Lettuce’
Needle: US 6 (4mm) 29″ circular


]]> http://goodknits.com/blog/2011/03/07/pretty-green-woolly-lace/feed/ 11 when I’m too lazy to knit… http://goodknits.com/blog/2009/08/27/when-im-too-lazy-to-knit/ http://goodknits.com/blog/2009/08/27/when-im-too-lazy-to-knit/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:03:12 +0000 Lisa http://goodknits.com/blog/?p=305 I do something else. I can’t NOT do anything with my hands. I’ll try to make anything you show me the directions to. I’m not all that creative, I just kinda have to make things. Show me how to do something and I will do it.

I knew the basics of weaving, but [Read More...]]]> I do something else. I can’t NOT do anything with my hands. I’ll try to make anything you show me the directions to. I’m not all that creative, I just kinda have to make things. Show me how to do something and I will do it.

365.239: woven fabric & yarn


I knew the basics of weaving, but I didn’t want to make huge pieces of cloth, nor did I really have the tools for traditional weaving (like a loom). So, when I found some directions for making a woven scrap journal, I started right away! You should make one, too! I already have a second one started. I am doing all the fun stuff right now and will add some paper to them later, maybe this weekend.

My current WIPs include an adult-sized sweater and a baby blanket. The large amount of stitches make them monotonous to work on. SO monotonous that I bought some lace yarn (mad props to Ravelry for the trade/sell option on the stash page) to make another Swallowtail Shawl. I need something a little more challenging! Plus, I remember being really happy after I knit my first. Remember that one? TWO YEARS AGO?! *sigh* Nathan was a baby, not a menacing pre-kindergartener with a Mickey Mouse tattoo, sporting terrifying baby guns.


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