Not enough bags.

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Kylie M-W

If you haven’t already seen the name change announcement and updated your subscriptions, please see yesterday’s post here.

I whipped up another quick project bag using Shannon’s tutorial at the end of the Christmas break, because I never seem to have enough bags for all of the projects I’m working on. The fabric is from my mum’s stash- isn’t that bottom print so pretty?

And what better to go in a new project bag than a new project? I needed something really simple to work on after so many weeks of intense Christmas knitting, so I cast on a pair of plain vanilla socks using some leftover yarn from a Christmas gift (pictures of the gift to come later!). I added a couple of grey stripes at the top for interest.
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What’s your favourite project bag pattern or shop? I’m always on the lookout for new ones!

Linking up with Yarn-Along.

1/52 : Unnamed

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Kylie M-W

If you haven’t already seen the name change announcement and updated your subscriptions, please see yesterday’s post here.

An exciting thing happened over the Christmas holidays… my roommate got a cat! She is adorable and affectionate and generally perfect. She doesn’t have a name yet, but we’ve been trying a few different ones over the last week to see what suits her best.

I think as a little photo project for 2015, I’m going to post a black and white photo of her every week, usually on Sunday. Perhaps by next week, she’ll have a permanent name!

Do you have any photo or blogging projects for 2015?

WIP – Itaka cardigan

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Kylie M-W

This week I’m…

Knitting :: The last 2″ of my Itaka cardi… so much garter stitch! Almost there. I’m hoping to finish this sometime this week. I got my sister to try it on and I’m aiming for a slightly longer sweater than the pattern sample.
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Reading :: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. This has been on my to-read list for forever, so when I saw it in the library I had to pick it up! So far it’s as good as everyone says. Lots of interesting discussion about social inequality and economic disparity and the lives of people who live in the undercity of Mumbai.

I hope your are all having a lovely week!

Linking up with KCCO and Yarn-Along as usual.

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas Snapshots

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Kylie M-W

I have finally gotten around to sorting and editing all of our Christmas snapshots from this year… I’m only about 3 weeks behind! Hoping you are all having a lovely week!

Gift-A-Long (pattern specials!)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Kylie M-W

Independent designers on Ravelry have been working really hard over the past week to pull together an awesome pre-holidays event! It’s perfect if you want to get some holiday knitting done, or just buy lovely indie patterns and win some awesome prizes!

Basically, from November 1st (when this post goes live) to November 15th, 11:59pm GMT, you can get 25% off hundreds of independently published patterns! You can see the whole list here, or visually on Pinterest (see the Ravelry group for the various board links). Additionally, there are a bunch of different KALs/ CALs which last from November 1st to December 31st. There are tons of great prizes (yarn, patterns, notions, and everything else you can think of)! The KALs will all be run through the Indie Gift-A-Long group.

I’m putting all 6 of my independently published (and not free) patterns on special for the duration of the Gift-A-Long (Nov 1-15). Use the code GIFTALONG for 25% off your purchase. All of my patterns are available here but you can also use the “buy here” links toward the end of this post to purchase any of the patterns. I’ll be around throughout the Gift-A-Long, blogging, knitting, and maybe even giving away some prizes! All of my 6 patterns can be knit as part of the KAL and make you eligible for the prizes.

Here are the six patterns which I am including in the sale:

Clockwise from top left:
Tempestuous (Buy here)
Solis (Buy here)
Vivacity (Buy here)
Aestas (Buy here)
Modulation (Buy here)
Bisous (not pictured) (Buy here)

Click here to automatically redeem the GIFTALONG code!

Please feel free to contact me at any point during the Gift-A-Long about any questions you might have. You can always leave a comment here, e-mail me at likepurlsoffastring@gmail.com, or contact me on Ravelry. E-mail will likely get the fastest response. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

I hope you take advantage of the great sales and prizes for this event. Happy knitting!

WIP: Featherweight

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Kylie M-W

I have a lot of projects on the go right now, but some of them I can’t share here just yet, either because they’re new designs or because they’re gifts for people who read this blog… but I do have a few non-secretive projects that I can post about.

First, my featherweight cardigan, which is coming along well despite the mind-boggling amount of stockinette stitch in laceweight. I’m about 1″ into the ribbing at the bottom, and then I have the sleeves and button bands/ collar left. Please expect completion of this project sometime in 2032.

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I’ve also been working on some dishcloths as a gift for my grandmother for Christmas (I make her these every year, as some of you might recall). I have one more to make and then these will be my first Christmas FO of the year. (62 days…)

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I’m linking this post up with KCCO and Yarn-Along (better late than never?)

Grey days

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kylie M-W

It has been grey and raining all day today… I actually don’t mind, so long as it’s not more ice and snow! I am still working on my Winding Way socks. Hopefully I will finish the first one tonight- I am about halfway done the foot. These are a pretty quick knit but since I’ve been at home and it’s exam time, my knitting time has been limited. (Rav link)

Although it was rainy today, it was a beautiful day yesterday and we had Sherman’s brothers come over and play- they are getting so big. Here’s some of that cuteness:

Linking up with KCCO, Yarn-Along, and WIP Wednesday as usual. Enjoy your day!

The Best of LPOAS 2012 (Part 3: September- December)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Kylie M-W

I’m totally stealing this idea from the lovely Karen over at Chookoolonks! I’m going to post four months worth of favourites from this year each day over the next 3 days. Each photo is linked below it to the post in which it first appeared. It’s been so much fun to sort through all of the great moments from this year- I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! This is part 3- September to December.

See parts 1 and 2 here!

September