Wood Resin Buttons – dark side, originally uploaded by Goldtop.

Went to the opening of loop’s new location in Camden Passage yesterday. It’s a fabulous place for it, with 3 floors of space with tons of natural light. Sounds like they’d had a busy morning too; with over 150 people queueing as they opened the doors!

I’d been after these buttons since the second Juju sent over the photos!. Even if I had nothing to sew them to, they are so pretty to look at and satisfyingly tactile to hold in your hand in their own right, I could imagine myself just having them in my pocket to play with…

In any case they have been bought to go on the February lady Cardi. What I didn’t realise was that on one side is dark wood, the other is light so you can flip them over and use them whichever way looks better. Susan said they reminded her of American artist Rex Ray, but I reckon they also have a touch of the – swoons – Charlie Harper about them

How come Twist Collective has so many great patterns each issue?? I already want to cast on two sweaters (Ormolu for me, Tanit’s Jacket for my mum… if anyone with nothing better to do, needed to knit me Sabbatical or Kirigami, I’d be a grateful recipient!*) and I’ve only just skimmed through the Winter issue…

I’m also giving myself (another) last chance at learning how to knit two socks at once; have just signed up for Chrissy’s class at KnitNation in July…  I really want to knit socks, I just can’t bear the thought of doing one at a time – I even get second sleeve syndrome!

*just trying my luck…

As seen in the Londonist:

Matthew Robins makes animated stories and will be presenting his ‘Shadow Operas’ featuring Flyboy.
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New episodes from the series will be shown on Fridays, performed in front of and projected onto the National Theatre Flytower, followed by a double-bill of Robins’ work on Saturdays.

For the double-bill on Saturday 15 August, he needs knitted dinosaurs for a new show scheduled for that night – because the show is about dinosaurs and knitting.

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More information about the shows;  Mathew Robins’ request for Dinos (you might even win a prize!).

I remember a while back reading about a woman sending out words from her book to be tattooed on willing participants… This is a whole lot less painful! The Poetry Society is celebrating it’s centeneray this year, and they are asking for volunteers to knit a letter each of a peom to be revealed at the end of the year…

Ok, so it’s no longer February but the Lady Sweater is still in progress… I may be the only one at knitting group today but standards musn’t slip… I subconciously must know this as F.L.S’s yarn colour matches my dress

Finished, but I cocked up the ribbed collar.

Think it must be my misunderstanding the instructions, as no-one else seems to had the same problem from what I can see.

What do other people understand by ‘keeping rib correct’?

My increases came in the middle of a knit bit of rib, so I made the increased stitch a knit stitch too ie; pp k(k increase)k pp…

Anyhow, not so fussed that I’d re-knit it, and love the jumper anyhow; v soft and perfect size – all slouchy and cuddly

After some initial colour doubts that meant it languished for almost a yeear and half (!) at collar stage, this jumper was a breeze to knit; so much quicker and more satisfying trying on as you go – and no seaming!.

I have a feeling that I may never need to buy another jumper pattern; just do this in different colours with varying length sleeves! It was also my fist jumper with bust / waist shaping so it’s pretty snug!

This photo is the jumper hot off the needles. after a day’s wear – I’ll let you know if the shape changes after its first wash

dunno why I look so glum – I’m v happy knitting things in the round, and top down… sooooo much more satisfying to try on as you go

Aww this came out at a minute size, but he wore it well