triskellian knits... Vox 2008-07-21T20:32:50Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d4142936ea3c7f/ ...she spins too A brief excursion into sewing tag:vox.com,2008-07-21:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f0100a7ea9c2f000e 2008-07-21T20:32:50Z 2008-07-21T20:32:50Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Regency frock

I do sew sometimes, but it tends to be because there's something I want to make rather than because sewing is something I want to do... Recently I lent C a Regency frock for her Jane Austen-themed hen day, and she loved it so much she asked me to...

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]]> Introducing Bellatrix tag:vox.com,2008-07-19:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fae8cd8a5d000b 2008-07-19T22:34:26Z 2008-07-19T22:36:55Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bellatrix

Having made my decision, I did not wait to put it into practice. I started knitting Bellatrix as written, but the cast on edge was too tight, even as a tubular cast on, and I wasn't sure about about the gauge. So since I was frogging anyway, I sw...

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]]> The sock problem tag:vox.com,2008-07-17:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fa968862d10002 2008-07-17T22:02:47Z 2008-07-17T22:02:47Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Cherry Tree Hill supersock Red and pink sock yarn Pomatomus Mystery blue-purple variegated Dream in Colour Smooshy Knitwitches sock yarn Opal Handpaint in autumn colours Trekking XXL in starling colours Purple stripy sock yarn

As I said a couple of posts back, I have at least twelve pairs-worth of sock yarn in my stash. I've now resolved to actually knit some of it, but I'm not entirely sure yet where to start - which pattern, which yarn. Part of the point of this post ...

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]]> Adventures in spinning alpaca and silk tag:vox.com,2008-07-17:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fae8ccf10f000b 2008-07-17T21:07:48Z 2008-07-17T21:07:48Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Grey alpaca before and after dyeing.jpg Carded lilac alpaca sample Carded alpaca and silk noil sample Carded black and lilac alpaca sample Great House alpaca sample Sari sample 1 Sari sample 2

So this is what I've been doing with the alpaca... The first five pictures are various combinations of dyed lilac-grey alpaca and black alpaca. Sometimes carded, sometimes blended together, sometimes spun as-is. The fourth picture has some si...

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]]> Shopping in Hay and its consequences tag:vox.com,2008-07-17:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fa968903430003 2008-07-17T20:51:52Z 2008-07-17T20:51:52Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Alpaca fibre from Hay Trekking XXL in starling colours Opal Handpaint in autumn colours Dyed alpaca

Ages ago now, I went to Hay-on-Wye with friend-R. I bought second hand books, as you do in Hay (it's a small village in Wales with dozens of second hand book shops), including some vintage knitting books. I bought them for various combinations of ...

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]]> A gift! tag:vox.com,2008-07-17:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f0100a7e952fb000e 2008-07-17T16:35:19Z 2008-07-17T18:13:16Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Purple stripy sock yarn Purple stripy swatch

Yesterday I hosted a crafting evening, at which two friends - K and S - came over, K did her mending, S learnt how to to do the purl stitch, and I knitted, sewed and spun (of which more in a post to come). Excitingly, K came bearing gifts from he...

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]]> Rantette; Knitty tag:vox.com,2008-06-11:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fad69088ff0004 2008-06-11T19:49:42Z 2008-06-11T19:49:42Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I knew that Knitpicks didn't ship internationally. I've seen people complain about it, and to protect my covetous nature, I have avoided becoming too familiar with their product line beyond the needles that Get Knitted sell. However, while searc...

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]]> Resurrections tag:vox.com,2008-05-27:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fad68b001a0005 2008-05-27T18:25:05Z 2008-05-27T18:25:05Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Swirly slipper Purple cable closeup Purple cable yoke

In the last week, I've had two crafting dates with different groups of women, and I've resurrected two old projects. In the first crafting date, with one knitter, one mender and one, umm, court jester ;-) (R did bring some work with her, but in th...

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]]> Coriolis and other animals tag:vox.com,2008-05-21:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00fad68934ae0005 2008-05-21T22:12:10Z 2008-05-27T16:57:08Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Finished red spiralling coriolis 3

Yesterday I finished the Coriolis socks, and I love them. They match rather than mirror, because I forgot to read the 'second sock' bits of the instructions, but I don't care. I used a modified version of Cat Bordhi's modified icord bind off, c...

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]]> Coriolis tag:vox.com,2008-05-02:asset-6a00d4142936ea3c7f00f48cf42a320002 2008-05-02T17:27:40Z 2008-05-02T17:27:40Z triskellian http://trisknits.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Coriolis partway through increases

Still thoroughly in love with the Coriolis socks, and I'm now a good way through the increases, so it's starting to spiral :-) The yarn is variegated, but in the straight section at least, it's spiralling a bit itself, which ties in nicely with...

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