(One Of) Today's Accomplishments

Saki-Lite

a clog sock

is now available.

1 skein  Dragonfly Djinni Sock, color Walking on the Sun.  

32”US 2 or size and length for magic loop 

Gauge of 15 stitches & 21 rows = 2 inches.

What's Going On...

May! 

I've made felt finger puppets for my grandsons, Corbin & Noah.

Picked up wool and silk yarn for several new patterns from my friend Cornelia,

And had a lovely time making pasta with Haley - and eating it...

Tart Friday

Yesterday afternoon we went to the East Atlanta Village Farm Market.  (We are so very fortunate to have several farm markets each week, in addition to CSA options galore.)

Spring onions are just in, and I bought 2 fine bunches.  

I sliced them, including a lot of the green, and sautéed them till very wilted in a tablespoon or 2 of olive oil.  While they cooled we made an easy crust with half whole wheat and half white, a pinch of salt and a stick of butter.

I rolled the crust and Haley grated some amazing New York Sharp Cheddar that was brought to us by my parents- from the same little farm store that I bought penny and nickel candy in as a child- but I digress.

In the center of the crust I placed a layer of shredded cheese, the onion, raw walnuts and more cheese. I folded the edges over, all very rustic, and baked for about 20 minutes in a hot oven.

Superb.

Lemons Forever

I'm making Preserved Lemons in preparation to make this.  

24 more days!

Oh, Baby!

My new pattern Peeko.  

This is one sweet little blanket, an easy knit. 

From Corner to Corner 

With a Saw-Tooth and Eyelet Border.   

Simple and Elegant, 

Versatile and Neutral, 

Made with Neighborhood Fiber’s Studio Worsted; 

Generous, Squooshy, Color Saturated Loveliness.

Shades of Green, and Gray...

Welcome Spring.  

Working on so many projects! 

Finishing up a secret project made with ArtYarns Silk Rhapsody Light in the amazing shade H2.

Finished Tessle, made for the Kraken Club at Cephalopod Yarn.

  My new favorite Magnolia, this one waiting to be planted on the Beltline.

A new hat made with Skinny Bugga from Cephalopod, to be shown at Stitches South.

Thank you Shibui.

Merino Alpaca set, Mansard is coming soon.

Noro Kureyon Tile Bag

THE PATTERN!! 

This is an old pattern, rescued from a long abandoned blog of mine.

Kureyon Tile Bag by Nell Ziroli

5 skeins Noro Kureyon US size 9 needles 1 removable stitch marker

Leather handles

Gauge before fulling 4 stitches = 1"

Techniques: DD- double decrease: Slip 2 stitches as if to Knit together, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over the last knit stitch.

Pick up stitches RS: With the RS facing, insert the tip of the needle, front to back, into the garter bump or cast on edge stitch, and pull a new stitch through.

Pick up stitches WS: With the WS facing, insert the tip of the needle, back to front, into the garter bump or cast on edge stitch, and pull a new stitch through.

Cable Cast-on: Insert the tip of the needle between the first and second stitch, pull a new stitch through and add this new stitch to the LH needle.

Cable Cast-on purlwise: From the back to the front, insert the tip of the needle between the first and second stitch, pull a new stitch through and add this new stitch to the LH needle.

Splicing: As the yarn comes to an end, divide the old and new yarn into 2 plies, --< >–, overlap the ply ends with each other, and roll the splice between your hands to felt together. Once the join is knit in and then felted further, it will be as secure as un-spliced yarn.

Cast on 31 stitches, knit 1 row. Before knitting the next row, mark the front and center stitch (stitch 16) with the removable marker. RS rows: Knit to 1 stitch before the center mark, DD, knit to end. WS rows: Knit

Continue to 1 remaining stitch. With RS facing, pick up an additional 15 stitches, mark the last stitch, then using the Cable Cast-on method, add 15 more stitches. Beginning with a WS row (knit) repeat as above.

Make a total of 4 tiles, the first 3 are the base of your bag, the 4th is the first tile in the side of the bag.

To shape the bag, an additional 15 stitches are picked up along the left side of tile 4 from the Wrong Side- mark the last stitch, then the next 15 are picked up from tile 3, which will connect the base and side. Your first row will be a RS row, so mark the center stitch before you begin to knit. This method is used for all remaining tiles on this layer.

To keep the bag No Sew, when knitting the final tile in the layer, a stitch will be picked up from the first tile's edge and then the first knit stitch will be passed over it, which secures the edges together.

The layer is now level so to begin the next layer, pick up 15 additional stitches from the RS, Mark the last stitch, and then cast on 15. You will start with a WS row on this tile. Repeat until the 4th level is complete.

Pick up along the top edge evenly, and then turn the work to the WS. Knit and bind off. Weave in ends.

Put bag into a zippered case and felt to your liking.

Shape and dry, line for stability, then sew on the handles.