1965

I love these arm warmers. They're just a little bit fancy. These are a pattern by Veronik Avery from Knitting 24/7. The combination of stitch patterns is based on a wedding dress designed in 1965 by Yves Saint Laurent. The dress combined super bulky wool trimmed with silk and satin ribbon. The yarn is Louet Gems color cream which is apparently a base yarn for a lot of dyers.

These were a pretty quick knit despite being on size 1 needles (the size I needed to get gauge), and because the stitch pattern is easy enough to memorize this is a very transportable project. The fit came out a little snug for me. Perhaps I should have stuck with the twos...

How to stay warm in San Fran

Lacy Chunky Throw by Wenlan Chia

Final size 40” x 60”. 5 skeins of Lion Brand

This project was started last year. When I picked it back up recently, I saw all of the mistakes I’d made, frogged it, restarted and finished over the weekend.

This project is an easy one. If you’re not able to tell which side you’re on by looking at put a marker on the right side. I wish I’d done that the first time around.

The bottom right is a picture of Mazze. She likes to sleep under blankets. I had gotten up to do something and when I came back I found her 'hiding' under my project.