Blog entries tagged Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com Sat, 09 May 2026 13:15:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/steek.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/firststeek_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/firststeek_2.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/firststeek_3.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/firststeek_4.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.c... Shelley Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:17:58 +0100 Knitting Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/fiddleheads-finished.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/finished_fiddleheads.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>I finished my fiddlehead mittens with just 25 minutes to spare on Tuesday night. I wanted to post another in-progress update while I was working on them but realized it was going to cost me vital knitting time. I finished the first lining on Monday night and cursed myself for not working on it more on Sunday afternoon because I now had only Tuesday left to do the whole second ... Shelley Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:15:13 +0100 Knitting Knit-a-long Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/fiddlehead-update-2.html <p>This morning my fiddlehead mittens looked like this:</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/fiddleheadupdate2_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p><br />Ten minutes ago they looked like this:</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/fiddleheadupdate2_2.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p><br />If they dry by tomorrow morning (which is actual possible considering I rolled them in two different towels and the humidity is pretty low) I wil... Shelley Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:46:14 +0100 Mittens Knitting Knit-a-long Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/fiddlehead-update-1.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/fiddleheadupdate01_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>I realized part way through this week that we are now more than halfway through the month and I am much less than half way through my fiddlehead mittens. I went to knitting on Monday night and discovered I hadn't worked on my mittens once since last week. I worked all the way through the purple section while I was there and took advantage of some sleeping kittens time to get i... Shelley Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:23:23 +0100 Mittens Knitting Knit-a-long Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/the-endpapers-finished.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/myendpapers_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Pattern: Endpaper Mitts by Eunny Jang (Ravelry Link)<br />Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in "Jasper" (green) and "Beryl" (purple)<br />Size:&nbsp; Errr..... see below<br />Yardage: Probably about a third of each skein (maybe as much as half of the purple).<br />Needles: 2.00 mm, 3.00 mm &amp; 2.50 mm</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;">---</p><br/><p>I finished the... Shelley Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:31:55 +0100 Purple Mitts Knitting Endpaper Mitts Colourwork https://inapeanutshell.com/archive/the-snowflake-sockshtml.html <img src="https://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN7505.jpg" alt="DSCN7505.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Pattern: basic toe-up sock plus a bit of colourwork - see below<br />Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks 4 Ply <br />Size: To fit me<br />Yardage: about 2 skein total<br />Needles: 2.00 mm and 2.50 mm dpns<br /><br />---<br /><br />I love these socks; I&#39;m wearing them right now. They have a nice slightly rustic look to them with their contrast toes and heather grey yarn. I thought the yarn felt kind o... Shelley Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:55:24 +0100 Socks Knitting Pattern Knitting Colourwork