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Testing

Testing, testing, 1,2,3! The site has been moved to a new host and I’ve switched from holliyeoh.ca to holliyeoh.com. I keep going back and forth on which is prefereable. Certainly the .com is the most widely used website extention.

Nifty gadget

I’m still plugging away at my various projects. It’s Eloise’s turn now. This project was stalled at one point because it was time to measure for the buttons and buttonholes.

Tangled mess of ends

Last night I sewed in a lot of ends. Fingers and thumbs for two pairs of gloves, plus colour changes makes 56 ends. Yikes! The sample gloves are for my new pattern and now I just have to wait for a non-rainy day to take the photographs.

Yardage

For every pattern I design I need to figure out how much yarn is required to make it. Usually what that boils down to is knitting a swatch and then ripping it out so I can measure it.

One Down

Last night I finished up the pink Ruby I’ve been working on.

Project Stats:
Yarn: Opal Petticoat 1295 and Shelridge Farms Soft Touch Ultra 3-Ply Fingering Weight Yarn in Thistleflower
Pattern: Ruby (my own)

My plan was to show you how I sew the sleeve in, but upon writing the step by step, realised it makes a lot more sense to talk about mattress stitch first.

Fall Cleaning

I’m way overdue for a cleaning / sorting / assessing of all my ongoing knitting and design projects. I spent a few hours going through the baskets and bags that surround me where I sit to do most of my knitting and this is what I’ve come up with for UFOs.