Wondering where the name came from? Well, it definitely references the curving, encircling lines of the cowl. I’ve always loved the way that globes’ lines of longitude and latitude swoop tidily over their surface. But really? It’s a joke about…
We need your input!
Do you remember the Prairie Autumn Collaboration Exploration? You picked your favourite of the four autumnal prairie photos, Danie dyed up an amazing yellow colourway, and I designed a self-fringing side-to-side shawl. Well, the collaboration is back! This time it’s…
+1 Pop Collection
Mini skeins, mini skeins, mini skeins…such intoxicating bundles of colour and possibility. I started wondering just how much impact a single mini could have in a project. And then I couldn’t stop wondering. What would a collection of patterns look…
Winding Party
Do you ever throw a winding party? Grab a collection of yarn, settle in with your favourite video podcast, and get the colours flying on your swift? So, so satisfying. These three beauties are part of a collaboration with Hilori’s…
Dyeing fun
Remember the dyeing day with Ellen? Well, after my failed attempt to practice a complicated navy on that day, I need to dye up the sweater’s worth of yarn. My plan is to knit the Margo Poncho for the Wearable Blanket…
Dyeing with Friends
There’s been some colour play around here. Before Christmas, my friend Ellen (Scientknits on Ravelry) came over and we had a blast. She made tiny, high-pitched delighted sounds. We used the rough outline of this tutorial from So, I Make Stuff…
Travelling Landscape Project Colours
I knew I wanted to pick something neutral as a base so that I could let the voting excite me with the choice of the brighter/more playful colours. I went through the Wollmeise website colours (approximately 1, 111 of them,…
excellent oranges for your needles
It’s an overcast Friday and autumn is in full swing. Where I live we’ve passed the Glorious Autumn phase and are into the Bare Branches and Steely Clouds stage, but I want to bring the glory forward as much as…
Glorious Orange
Could October’s colour be anything other than orange? All of these were taken on a run recently, although it must be admitted some were taken in my yard as I stretched. I’ve got an Oranges to Overwhelm Pinterest board if…
Grey yarns
Playing around with greys this month has been a lot of fun, and it’s impossible not to find amazing grey yarns add to my Glorious Greys board on Pinterest. The colour grey is probably my favourite colour for yarn pictures…