According to Pantone, it is Radiant Orchid for 2014. What do you think? I happen to love it! The nail polish companies can react the quickest. Orly already had their polishes on their Facebook page today. This is a color swatch of my Pro WF Deep Orchid 826 from Pro Chemical and Dye. I [...]
It's getting to be cold again. I decided to republish my blog post on the Paris sweater. I finally finished the Paris Sweater. This is a free pattern on Ralvery and is designed by Sarah Keller. If you can knit and purl, you can knit this pattern. The sweater is created from a 22" x 66" [...]
Here is the shawl laid flat. Thee counterpane squares are sewn together. The lace is knitted separately (a great small takeit with you project) and then crocheted or sewn to the shawl. I finally finished my “Take The Pain Out Of Counterpane” shawl using lace weight 2 ply yarn that I handspun. This is [...]
Hello, it has been a bit since I have blogged on the Journal. But I wanted to put up some photos of Fiber U that just happened this past weekend. This event, in Lebanon, Missouri is becoming one of the premier summer fiber happenings in this area. Last year Michael and I attended as visitors and I did a [...]
My Beast-The final knitted on band balances the counterpane squares with a nice vertical look I have just finished a new jacket that I have christened “The Beast”. I designed it using ideas that I teach in my knitting class, “Take The Pain Out Of Counterpane.” If you are not familiar with counterpane, here [...]
Here is a piece that I have been working on for a while. I read this book in March and given the news coming out of Bangladesh, I wish everyone could read it. As someone long interested in design and fashion, I put Elizabeth L. Cline’s Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost Of Cheap Fashion on [...]
MeadowTree Style 