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McKnittey Musings

Circo Cowl Mystery Knitalong Progress - Clue 2

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I finished the second clue for Laura Nelkin of Nelkin Designs' Circo Möbius MKAL in Knitcircus Greatest of Ease in Ice Pop. I love it! It reminds me of jolly ranchers.

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It was a McQuilty Day!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

This week kicks off the first week of Gnome Angel's Farmer's Wife 1930s Sew Along.  

At McKnittey, we are multi-craftual so Friday's are set aside for quilting.

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Waves and Brambles

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I cast on for this shawl using the crochet cast on method using a larger hook so I had a very loose and stretchy cast on. My dilemma because this is a three color shawl is whether to break off the yarn or carry it up the side.  I am going to carry it up the side because I do not want to weave in so many ends and because it could conserve my yarn.  

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Hollywood Knitting - Greer Garson

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

An adoptive Texan, Greer Garson, knitting. Ms. Garson maintained a home in Dallas after her marriage to Texas oilman, Buddy Fogelson, in 1949 until her death.

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Hollywood Knitting - Ginger Rogers

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Fellow Texan Ginger Rogers knitting away on Swing Time. Ginger moved to Ft. Worth as a child.

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