Yesterday Elise and I got together for a quick little photo shoot at Woodstream Park. We had a lot of fun. It was a beautiful morning and the trees and surrounding foliage was so full of colour. Gorgeous backdrop for the knitting!
This is a pattern that I am working on for Cindy and Roy of Gathering Yarn. The yarn is a superwash merino aran called Bingo – a lovely yarn to work with.
The rest of the items are a few hats and accessories that will be showing up in the next few weeks!
Pooling in knitting is the deliberate knitting of hand-dyed yarn so that the colours stack upon each other or move in such a way as to create a definite pattern, such as Argyle. There are some machine dyed variegated yarns that can create very interesting pooling as well.
A few years ago I tried pooling several different yarns with varying results. The resulting ebook was called Just “Pooling” Around.
Hidden Pools Scarf and Hat, River Moebius and Delphinium Shawl are from Just “Pooling” Around
I just finished another pooling project. A version of my new pattern Pinecones Cowl.
From yarn to finish – Pooling Pine cones – Darlene and I both like the results. Elise too, it looks great on us all.
I had forgotten how much fun it could be. When it works well! Or how frustrating it could be when the “drift”, colour movement, gets out of hand! Still it was more fun than frustrating! And I am very pleased with the results.
So it must be a good day to release a new pattern. Meet Pinecones Cowl. A fast and easy knit for you or for a gift. Infinitely versatile and can be used to try out a new technique – pooling.
The pooling cowl is for me! My favourite colours all in one easy to wear piece. A rare photo of me (I never like pictures of me). wearing the pooling cowl.
Elise and I got together this morning for a quick photo shoot! In the rain! But it was fun and went well. I love to photograph my knits in different lights and at different times of the day. Morning light, on grey days is my favourite, there just seems to be a freshness about it – the colours seem to come out better.
The simpler version of the Plumier stole knit with Handmaiden Flyss.
We were getting pictures of the Pinecones Cowl and of the Plumier Stole, a new pattern that will be ready in two or three weeks. There will be two versions. One version, a little simpler, was knit with Handmaiden Flyss and my favourite version, which is a little bit more challenging but I love the effect. Knit in two colours of BC Garn Bio Shetland. The lace patterns used are all Shetland in origin, my favourite style of lace if I had to pick a favourite! Really I haven’t met a lace pattern that hasn’t called to me in some way! LOL!)
Plumier Stole – knit with BC Garn Bio Shetland – the colours are little brighter than reality.
Today we are going to pick some rhubarb from the garden and I am going to make rhubarb strawberry pie – a favourite around here. How do you like your pie? Do you prefer it plain or serve it with whipping cream or ice-cream? We go both ways in our household.
Rhubarb from the garden and purchased Strawberries. It should be the perfect temperature come dessert time.
Well the pattern is up on Ravelry and the kettle is on for tea. The pie is out of the oven and I am ready to sit down and knit for a couple of moments before I contemplate making dinner.
What’s for dinner at your house? Today I am cooking a roast. Sunday I always try to cook something that will produce enough leftovers for at least one meal – keeps life easier after work.
Meet the Big Leaf Maple -Cowl and Toque. Knit with Handmaiden Flouf, on big needles – they are a quick and fun knit.
Both items are knit in the round and from the top down. The big leaf stitch is a type of drawn stitch and the post here has a video that I did to show how to knit the stitch.
Just Playing Around will be available at half price for just another evening. By around 9:00am pacific time the price will revert to the full price of $24.00.
It has been a wonderfully sunny weekend here and I have spent a lot of time in the back Garden. We spend a lot of time here in the Summer.
Where do you spend a lot of your Summer Time, well your free time anyway? On your Deck? In a your Garden? In a park? Out in the woods? We all have our favourite places, I hope to share some of mine with you!
Be well and Knit Happy!
Lynette
Another pattern to be released soon! Elise and I had some fun with a photo shoot this morning.
