Lion Brand Fast Finish Throws

1st December 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

Lavender is the main colour, with accents of dark blue, and a slight tinge of beige. Fringed at both ends.

This “Homespun” throw is one I’ve done many times (I’ve made 4-5 different versions that I’ll post pictures of when I get around to it), and I’m just looking at other variations of it that use different yarn.

http://yarnimagination.lionbrand.com/patterns/60045A.html

Someday when I’ve used up all my yarn stash I’d like to try this variation:

This one uses Jiffy yarn, the same yarn I’m knitting the Shivanaut scarves with:

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/60681B.html

Here’s a Cherry Blossom Throw I made, with dark and medium green as the main colours, and a very light pink as an accent.

I knitted this without fringes, so it's much longer than my other afghans.

 

 

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Why I Photograph My Etsy Projects with Spock the Cat

29th October 2011 By Leave a Comment

Many people ask me about why I photograph so many of my Etsy projects with one of my cats, Spock. His white bib provides a great contrast against my subject, and he loves posing for the camera.

 

Other than photos that have Spock in them, I keep my finished projects in sealed plastic containers, to keep cat fur away from them as much as possible. After I take photos, everything goes right back into the boxes.

 

If you have allergies, I’ll be happy to run your purchase through a laundry and dry cycle before sending it to you.

 

I keep these containers in The Bat Cave.

 

 

 

Plastic containers where I keep my yarn and knitting supplies.

I have five of these (and counting!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is another of my cats: Elsa.

Elsa, my black DSH (domestic shorthair) "helping" me knit in January 2008. In 2011, she's 13 years old, alive and well, living with my mom in Winnipeg, Canada. Her idea of "helping" me knit was to chew on my needles. if they were plastic, she'd chew the ends off and leave them all raggedly. But you can see the love in her eyes as she snuggled up next to me on the sofa.

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New afghans!

19th October 2011 By Leave a Comment

Photos of my hand-knitted afghans are up!

Cherry Blossoms                             Storm                           Lavender

 

Drop me a note or DM me on Twitter (@stephbriggsuk) if you’re interested.

 

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Yarn and Chronic Illness

5th July 2011 By Leave a Comment

Do you have a chronic illness that makes your skin hurt, or sensitive to different touches and fabrics? You’ve come to the right place!

I have had severe chronic pain since I was 18, and have many friends with chronic illnesses. I met my husband on a website for people with chronic illnesses. He has fibromyalgia, which is a neurological disorder that means his brain often interprets inert stimuli as pain. Another mutual friend of ours, @Clairepie (on Twitter) has fibro as well, and I knitted her a blanket from Lion Brand Homespun yarn, a soft, acrylic. Homespun is consequently a yarn I use often; it works up quickly, and is super-soft and easy to care for.

Lion Brand Jiffy yarn, though it is 100% acrylic, does feel a little like mohair – slightly scratchy. I was quite surprised when I first began to knit with it how rough it felt. Eventually, I got used to it, but I’m not sure I’ll use it again for that reason. This is the yarn that I’m knitting the Shivanaut scarves with.

I need some new ideas…

So, I’d like to hear from you! What kinds of yarns would you like to be available in my shop, that would be comfortable for YOU?

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