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Published: Ensar Dungarees

lilysunshine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:50:35 +0000

Back in… Mmm… When was it? Sometime in the Spring? I was asked to submit some ideas for a Fyberspates baby book. I was chuffed as you can imagine, but I was even more chuffed when one of my ideas was picked!

This project kept me busy during August and September and I am pleased . . . → Read More: Published: Ensar Dungarees

Published: Beynac sock pattern

lilysunshine — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:06:13 +0000

Last week, I mentioned I was just about to publish a pattern that had been in the making since last summer. With the help of fantastic test knitters and a wonderful tech editor (thanks, Rachel!), the patter is finally available to all!

To say that I am pleased would be an understatement! It’s always so . . . → Read More: Published: Beynac sock pattern

Published patterns

lilysunshine — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:10:15 +0000

Ooo, it’s been a while since my last blog post. I’m really sorry (and not, at the same time) about it. It happens that I took a total Internet break over the Christmas season. It wasn’t planned, but it was really necessary. It was the first time in years that I felt “on holidays” and . . . → Read More: Published patterns

Time for Plan B

lilysunshine — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:21:03 +0000

A couple of month ago, I made a plan of things I wanted to work on. It’s been semi-successful. The cockleshells gloves have been finished and I even made a pair of matching mittens for Lucas. The skein of Scrumptious DK in magenta has been knitted up – but I can’t show you, it’s one . . . → Read More: Time for Plan B

Introducing… the felted tweed yoke!

lilysunshine — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:22:44 +0000

All weekend, I have been talking about how I was progressing on my newest project and it seems only fair to now blog about it. 140 letters are somewhat limiting!

I’ve had 4 balls of dark blue Rowan Felted Tweed DK and 3 balls of purple in my stash since… December 2010? It was given . . . → Read More: Introducing… the felted tweed yoke!

FO: all about the gloves

lilysunshine — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:13:09 +0000

For some reason, I never came around to blog about those 2 finished objects. They’ve been for a while and worn a few times already.

First up, my cockleshells gloves. I fell in love with those when I edited the pattern for The Knitter. I resisted very hard before casting on, as I was super . . . → Read More: FO: all about the gloves

Not an ugly duckling

lilysunshine — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:22:02 +0000

Back in February 2010, I bought a few £5 bags from Kemps. I had no idea what I was getting and to be fair, I wasn’t overwhelmed by what I received. I put the 3 bags away in the back of my wardrobe and they had lived there and in my Ravelry stash ever since.

. . . → Read More: Not an ugly duckling

Colours to make the grey go away

lilysunshine — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:29:10 +0000

The weather here in the South of the UK has finally changed. It was nice and surprisingly pleasant for a long time (I didn’t get a jacket out until last week!). But now, the miserable cold and wet British Autumn has finally started. November is my least favourite month of the year. Has always been. . . . → Read More: Colours to make the grey go away

New pattern: Lace for Life

lilysunshine — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:44:24 +0000

The new issue of Simply Knitting (issue 87) has been out in the shops for a couple of days now, so I can show off my latest design to be published. It made it onto the cover, as it was used to show the gift for this month, a lovely flower shawl pin.

The . . . → Read More: New pattern: Lace for Life

A retro finished item

lilysunshine — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:43:37 +0000

This little knit is retro in style and in time. I think I finished knitting at some point in late May… I had even bought the buttons for it. All I had to do was to sew them on and crochet some buttons loops. It might have been because of the weather and not needing . . . → Read More: A retro finished item