Pattern: Drop Stitch Lace Tank from “Fitted Knits” by Stefanie Japel
Yarn: KnitPicks Shine Sport in Aquamarine
Modifications: Decreased the length of the tank by taking out 1 inch in the mid section. Added crocheted edging to the bottom edge of the tank and the v-neck edge. I used a modified version of a pattern I found [...]
Filed under: Off My Needles on April 21st, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Meet this month’s must have pattern: Rusted Root by Zephyr Style. What a sweet little top; perfect to knit for this summer’s wearing! You can purchase & download the pattern here.
If you’ve knit this pattern up and would like to post your FO photos, please email me at christina{at}knitsabeautifullife{dot}com or add a comment to this [...]
Filed under: General KABL Stuff, Pattern of the Month on April 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here it is, the yarn for the Ester KAL. A beautiful pure wool I discovered at my LYS this afternoon. I fell in love with the colour at first sight - a texture-laden greenish blue called “Fir Green”… and the yarn’s Canadian - from Briggs & Little Woolen Mills in New Brunswick.
I attended a Needlecrafter’s [...]
Filed under: Knit-A-Long's on April 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Starting May 1, I will be joining nuttnbunny? in the “Ester Knit-A-Long”. Ester is a beautiful, vintage-inspired shrug pattern available free on knitty.com. You can get your own pattern here. You know you wanna… Please post a comment on nuttnbunny’s blog to join, or send her an email.
Here is a Ester KAL button that you [...]
Filed under: Free Patterns, Knit-A-Long's on April 11th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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This is my first project from Stefanie Japel’s book, “Fitted Knits”. A lovely buttoned tank in an interesting pattern. It’s so much fun to rip away at the yarn, thus creating the beautiful lace pattern. A TIP FOR YOU if you choose to knit this pattern: check out glampyre.com for pattern errata. There [...]
Filed under: On My Needles on April 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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