Jared Flood has a great blog post that details the simplicity of knitting a striped scarf that uses two yarns. Read more on the Ravelry page called “Noro Striped Scarf.” I like to call this scarf “That Really Cool Striped Scarf.” Here at Graywood Studio one of our adaptations uses two DK weight yarns […]
I’m finishing my second Hitchhiker Shawl, a Martina Behm design, which is much loved on Ravelry. This post contains some of my knitting notes and a photo gallery of knitting the shawl. I keep track of how many notches or teeth there are along one edge of the shawl. Writing down the number of notches […]
Enjoy a 25% discount on your holiday order. Use Coupon Code Holiday25. Coupon expires 31 December 2018. Good on regular and, and this is cool, also good on sale items. Okay, so you have been salivating over a set of AddiClick Rocket tip interchangeable needles. The brown set with short tips, because you like to […]
A cup of coffee, maybe two, in the morning and my knitting are the start of my day. I cast on a one skein shawl, this one, in late August using Zauberball Cotton in a gradient that features brown to taupe to dull pink. Since the ball started with brown, I’m calling this my Coffee Shawl. It […]
My small gauge knitting (think sock knitting) changed appreciably when I discovered the 2.75 millimeter needle. How in the world could one needle size make that big of a difference? Well, it did. Here’s what happened when I delved into the world of needle sizing. I started knitting socks on US #3. That pair was way […]
Use Coupon Code $10SCARF for one of our limited edition gift scarf kits! We are moving on to newer things so these scarf kits have to go! Retail value on these kits is upwards of $25, but we want them gone. There are only FIVE left. . . . . Skinny Green Scarf Kit 1 […]
It was late spring when I put my knitting down. Poor eyesight made knitting into a frustration. I was pulling out rows and unable to determine where the loops and strands were anymore. Even with closeup glasses for computer use and playing piano, my eyesight was worsening due to cataracts. I knew last summer that […]
My knitting journals are a constant source of inspiration and technical help. I write mostly in pencil. The notes can be cryptic (what color DID I use?) or well written (stitch by stitch). My knitting life is enriched by this pile of books. Read further to learn more about how I keep my journals and use […]
I started knitting Sensibility Shawl, a free download pattern from the Graywood Designs website, because I wanted to try a lace pattern using HiKoo Concentric,a 100% alpaca yarn that comes in a 200 gram cake. I chose the color “Trixie” that moves from a soft raspberry to deep gray to a hint of pink to […]
From time to time, a really unique yarn comes along and, here at Graywood Designs, we like to play with those yarns. Concentric is one of those yarns. The first thing that caught our attention was the price — $47.95 per cake. Really? Then there is that word “cake” — a word that seems to […]