my process of designing a shawl
everyone has their own way of designing a shawl. yesterday i wrote a little about how i just lay out some words and phrases about what i envision the shawl to look like. the vision doesn’t always make...
View Articlethe lonely tree shawl
pattern: the lonely tree shawl by silvia bo bilvia needles : us 8 yarn : recycled cotton yarn unraveled from a goodwill sweater and dyed by me with black walnuts and red rit dye i really like the look...
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and again it changes. i fiddle with the asymmetrical triangle some more and couldn’t get the shape that i wanted. so than i switched to just a triangle with garter stitch on one side. didn’t like that...
View Articlecorazon negro : a stashbusting recipe
so i had about 2 ounces each of 3 yarns that i used to make this lovely shawl. it’s heart shaped to help it stay in place. it’s a stash buster. it can use any yarn or needles size . so it will help...
View Articleanna’s garden wrap top
i finally forced myself to sit down and finish this top! i really do love it. i don’t know why i couldn’t just finish it. ya know? but sometimes finishing is the worst. pattern : mine modified from the...
View Articletutorial : a pillow for meg
i needed a quick gift for my niece’s birthday this past saturday. i stitched this up in just a couple of hours. it would also make a great quickie christmas gift for anyone. just customize the name...
View Articlefree pattern : hojas shawl
here’s my newest shawl pattern : hojas Pattern: hojas shawl by me needles: us 9 yarn : worsted weight i made my shawl using reclaimed cotton that i unraveled from a goodwill sweater and then dyed using...
View Articlezigzaguear cowl
i know it isn’t really time for cowls anymore. what with winter moving out and spring moving in. but i like to make things for winter all year long. pattern : zigzaguear cowl by me (available for...
View Articlegift series : can cozy redo : stitching
the gift series: every friday for as long as i can keep it going, i will be creating a post that i think would make a wonderful gift for someone you know. this is to go along with a new year’s...
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