needles

  • A Krafty Catch,  Alpacas,  Brandlady.com,  corridale,  Handspun,  Knitting,  knitting therapy,  needles

    Handspun Corridale/Alpaca Cardigan in the Making

    Seems I am not very prolific on my blog at the moment – much of my time is being taken up with my online women’s wellbeing magazine Brandlady.com. I have been updating and streamlining the article submission area to make it easier for writers to submit their work. And also adding a few things to the magazine. One addition is “In the News” which is being hosted by Clare Hudd of A Krafty Catch. She will report on items of interest specifically relating to women, the new “Army Couture” currently taking pride of place. On the knitting front, I’m still awaiting delivery of my knitting needles. Having discovered I needed…

  • continental knitting,  Knitting,  needles,  wool. left-handed knitting

    Anyone for Continental Knitting?

    It’s definitely a learning curve. Using the wool in the wrong hand, holding the needles differently – its like driving on the wrong side of the road, in the wrong side of the car… But, it doesn’t take long to pick it up. This afternoon is the first time I have attempted left-handed knitting – even though I am a left-handed person – and after a few stumbles for an hour or so, I had it. Now I just have to keep it. That means practicing, regularly. Well, I am knitting a plain garter stitch scarf as well as the lacy one, so that will be a good opportunity to…