shifting sands scarf Archives

My not so recent (my word, it’s well over a month ago) trip to London allowed me some knitting time on the train and I ever so nearly finished my Shifting Sands scarf. I was on the train frantically trying to get to the end of my second skien of yarn, which by the way worked out to be a…

Knitting & Crochet

Cables without a cable needle – yeah right! Shifting Sands progress

LittleBlackDuckJanuary 19, 2012

Between Chrsitmas and New Year, with limited success, I started knitting a version of the Shifting Sands Scarf. It’s quite a simple pattern but I was attempting to learn to knit cables without using a cable needle. How am I doing? I hear you ask….not very well is the answer! I had intended to follow the instructions linked to the…

Knitting & Crochet

Cabling without a cable needle

LittleBlackDuckJanuary 7, 2012

I bought this rather lovely yarn on my pre-Christmas trip to John Lewis Oxford Street I really love the colour and hope that it will make a nice scarf. The pattern I have in mind is Shifting Sands from Grumperina. It has a really pretty texture to it which I think will work well with the texture of the yarn.…

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