My Portfolio: Knitting
Tutorial: Long Tail Cast on for Lefties
A flexible and easy method for casting on stitches, this tutorial covers: creating a slip knot, holding your hands correctly, and casting on a stitch/p>
The West Wing Shawl
I loved the pattern on the Oslo shawl and the challenge that the colourwork seemed to pose. Only when I started did I realise that that beautiful patterned colours are exceedingly easy to create.
Untwisted Stitches: Left-handed, continental combined knitting
Left-handed knitting isn't that well covered in the tutorials and books available. And it's mostly a reversal of right-handed stitching, which isn't necessarily the most comfortable or easiest. After many years, I discovered the best leftie knitting for me was in the combined continental style
Snowflake in Hell Sweater
My daughter, like so many children her age, loves Frozen. So I really thought that a sweater with snowflakes on it would be right up her street. I was pleased when she came home, saw the finished product and said “I love this”. This love, however, did not translate into a desire to wear.
Our second baby blanket
For the birth of my second daughter, I intended to make a second baby blanket*. And what can I say except I absolutely love it? The wool is great, I love the colours, the pattern was easy but creates a beautiful pattern (and the ‘wrong’ side is just as cool as the right side, although different).
Baby Earhart?
Behold the Aviatrix hat, knit for my newborn daughter. This was made with the same wool used to recreate the Hat that will last many years – that didn’t last so long after all. Lesson learned, and it was recreated in a machine washable wool, and this companion hat created from what was left over.