OceanKnitter

Some knitters have been asking how I made the Begonia Swirl bigger, so my project tips are below. I decided to enlarge the shawl, and ...

For decades, I've wound my yarn from skeins into balls by hand.  That's right, by hand.  I love how the yarn feels as I'm windin...

What luck!  Occasionally, I shop on The Book Depository website for lace knitting books, and this one popped up today. I hadn't seen i...

My cousin Cara sent me this pic of her baby Izzy (Isaiah Benjamin) wearing the hoodie sweater I made for him.  It's a Rowan pattern call...

I was asked to post a video tutorial of how I make a center-pull ball. This is a handy skill to learn.  If you have a swift and a winder, yo...

The San Mateo County Fair's been over for a few weeks, but I'm just getting around to posting the ribbons.  My Balmoral Thistle coff...

Balmoral Thistle is being blocked for entry in the San Mateo County Fair. I was concerned near the end that I would run out of thread. ...

Someday, you may come across a little crumpled lacy thing.  Maybe you will be digging through the family cedar chest, looking for those s...

It's been a while since I've posted anything to this blog. I seem to post everything on Facebook these days.  But here's somethi...

Found in the archives of The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, 1000 count thread used for tape lace. I can't imaging even attempting to knit ...