Just Knitting Around

Posy Cozy

I embellished my cozy with a little needle felted flower. I think it looks so cute now. It looked plain and unfinished before; a simple flower just finishes it off right. It’s a Posy Cozy!
Next to it is my new addi turbo lace needle (a US3). I decided to […]

cozy

Originally uploaded by Dtkpmom.

Now I can drink beer out of a can with class! I hate the foam cozies, (they look so pedestrian), but I like my beer to stay cold. I can also tell my beer from everyone else’s this way! I may try to embellish it with a little needle […]

For a hint, rollover.
Tune in tomorrow to see what comes out in the wash!

Yeah, I know I probably am not the first to use the title for a blog post about the DFS, but what else is there. I think I am out of diamond references.
Details:
Diamond Fantasy Shawl (Sivia Harding)
Knit from chart-9 repeats
4 skeins (+ a smidge of the 5th) Koigu KPPPM color 121
size US […]

Yes, here is MY Diamond Fantasy shawl in the severe blocking stage (4 year old boy included for scale). Boy did this grow when fully blocked out. I threaded a cotton crochet thread through the i-cord bind off and pulled the string taut. Then I pinned out all the points. I […]

Diamond Fantasy Pre-Blocking

Originally uploaded by Dtkpmom.

How long has it been? I bought the yarn over a year ago, and started the Diamond Fantasy Shawl around May 2, 2006 and last posted about it on May 9 2006. Shortly after I attached the second ball of yarn, I set it aside.
Some of […]