So sorry

I do hope my absence hasn’t distressed you. I am most ashamed for my lack of jewellery-blogging-ness … I’ve been somewhat low on energy of late, focused on work and such. Boring boring, urgh.

I’ve also been knitting a bit.
Perhaps knitting obsessively.

1. a cardigan for a friend’s daughter

progress shot – I’ll ask permission of the recipient’s parents if I may use a photograph they’ve sent me of the bundle of gorgeousness wearing it

2. a vest for a friend’s son

progress shot – I haven’t gifted it yet, so don’t want to give away the secret just yet

3. a scarf of excellence for winter, which seems to have come early in Melbourne (boo)

scarf of infinity – just before finishing it (so needles are still in the edges)

Knitting. Such meditative joy.

There are a few jewellery exhibitions on this week … specifically First Site, Craft, Glen Eira, NGV … must.go.visit.

Holy lovely

I took this photograph last month when I was trying to get a good image of the yarn colouring of my latest knitting project.

Oh. The. Love.

yarn and roses

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Want to see the project it eventually made?

knitting awesomeness

Progress shot; in which you can kind of see the flat almost-straw-like nature of the yarn (reminds me of cloisonné wire in a pleasing manner!):

in progress

Details:

• yarn: DyeforYarn paper silk
• colour: ‘Nightly Maelstrom’ and ‘Ghost dancing under the cold moon’ (lordly I love the names these artisans title their colours)
  
• ‘… a hint of summer‘ by Isabell Kraemer
• my Ravelry project is here

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Birthday knitting

A friend is celebrating a significant birthday today. N’aw.

I knitted her a very special shawl in the most beautiful silk in a stunning deep orange colouring.

lovely shawl

Happy birthday M!

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Details

• yarn: DyeforYarn 15ply (fingering weight) mulberry silk
• colour: Passing Leaf Storm
• ‘Sugared Violets‘ by Rose Beck
• my Ravelry project is here

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Who’d have thought?

I like to make beanies for Canteen from yarn leftover from other projects.

I thought I’d put these two colours together, not expecting them to work.

But they did.

crazy stripes

Who’d have thought.

Stash

A selection from the yarn stash … such deliciousness …

What to make? What to make?

stash-o-rama-rama

Told you things may get all knit-xplosion around here!

Knit-tastic

Knitting. I love it.

Especially knitting a gift.

gift knitting

Without the studio, it is a distinct possibility that there will be a knit-craft-explosion in this home.

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Update (31st March): oh oopsies, I bet you’re just busting to know the details of this project:

• Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock Mediumweight
• colour: River Rocked (though I cannot see that this is still on the colourway listing)
• ‘Favourite Scarf Ever‘ by Lisa Bruce
• my Ravelry project is here

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I like stripes

I’ve mentioned before I don’t much like triangles.

Though I do like stripes.

I think I like them because they’re orderly, controlled, clean, minimalist … even the not-so-parallel-straight-stripes are cool.

the inside of my new pullover

I like other shapes too, but perhaps more on that another time.