One of the neighborhoods in Portland that I used to spend a lot of time in is Sullivan’s Gulch, named after the Sullivan family. Timothy was a world-class traveler until settling in Portland and building his homestead. He met his wife, Margaret, in Tasmania in 1841. This shawlette seems the kind of thing a globe-trotting, practical 1800s woman would throw …
Cascade Range
When faced with a knitting deadline and a discerning recipient, reach for something unique, like this asymmetric-in-a-different-way shawlette. This pattern has directions for working the shawl in either fingering weight yarn OR aran/bulky weight yarn. Both result in a shawl roughly the same size, and notes for adjusting size are provided. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Triangle dimensions: 60” x 30” x 45”.Yarn: …
Jazz Age Hat
A wee bit slouchy; a lot bit comfy. If you don’t mind garter in the round, this hat will fly off the needles and onto your head. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Small (Medium/Large): Approximately 17 (19)” circumference, but stretches quite a bit. Go, go garter stitch! 8 (8.5)” tall, from cast on to top.Yarn: approximately 175 yards worsted-weight yarn. I used Knitted …
Radiation
Waaay back when, before I was born, my folks had a hippie-dippie shop in the town I grew up in called Radiation. They sold bell-bottoms, waterbeds, and other counter-culture goods. The basement of the house I grew up in was the perfect suburban basement, with old couches, a TV, a pool table, and, taking up one whole wall, the wooden, …