Hi again, Knitters! I’m back this week to talk about an intriguing and beautiful knitting project: Willowworks Cowl. I chose Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Superwash wool for this cowl, because the colors called to me: Pomegranate Heather and Azure Heather. Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Superwash’s rich combination of deep red and slightly teal blue is show-stopping. This cowl is a stranded…
I have had so much fun knitting with Dona yarn by Fibra Natura this week. I sort of ran out of time to finish the three projects, but I hope that with the complete patterns available, you’ll knit either a pair of baby booties from my post about creative shaping, a baby blanket from yesterday’s…
Fibra Natura Dona yarn is really an excellent choice for knitting baby items. I chose these three colors out of the 38 available for their soft appeal and how well they complement each other. Also, gray is a trendy color in baby items these days, and I thought that with gray and…
There are many cautionary tales of hand-made blankets that are lacy being unsafe for babies’ fingers. Current guidelines for how to care for sleeping babies include no blankets in the crib or bassinet, but they don’t stipulate that babies can be injured by hand-knit blankets. Statistically, babies and toddlers have…
Try and try again! Especially if everything seems to fail time after time. I managed to design and knit baby booties with Dona yarn that will fit a 3 to 6-month-old. Yesterday, I described the “walking through quicksand” efforts it took to get the right amount of stitches for knitting baby size…