knitting – JuJu Vail http://jujuvail.com A Style Blog For Grown-up Girls Who Make Their Own Clothes: We are Velvet Swans Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:03:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://i1.wp.com/jujuvail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-juju-icon_Artboard-3.png?fit=32%2C32 knitting – JuJu Vail http://jujuvail.com 32 32 108244158 Yarnporium Workshop: Yarn and Colour for Fair Isle Knitting /yarnporium-workshop/ /yarnporium-workshop/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:02:28 +0000 /?p=2414 Who’s going to Yarnporium in London, November 5-6th? I will be teaching a Fair Isle yarn and colour choice workshop that should be a lot of fun. Yarn and Colour For Fair Isle Knitting Workshop Come and explore colour and yarn choice for Fair Isle/stranded knitting. Learn my sticky vs. slippery method of choosing yarns, selecting colours, and matching gauges to… Continue reading Yarnporium Workshop: Yarn and Colour for Fair Isle Knitting

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]]> /yarnporium-workshop/feed/ 1 2414 Bits and Bobbins: Striped sweaters, comics, jacquards /bits-and-bobbins-striped-sweaters-comics-jacquards/ /bits-and-bobbins-striped-sweaters-comics-jacquards/#comments Thu, 26 May 2016 08:00:42 +0000 /?p=1896 This week’s round-up is on the short side. I’ve been busy getting new posts written up and there is so much Me Mading to do. Goodness, this is a pretty sweater from Rabens Saloner. I have been knitting a lot lately with one strand of Isager Highland and one strand of Isager Alpaca I held together.… Continue reading Bits and Bobbins: Striped sweaters, comics, jacquards

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]]> /bits-and-bobbins-striped-sweaters-comics-jacquards/feed/ 4 1896 Podcasts Are Glorious /podcasts-are-glorious/ /podcasts-are-glorious/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:15:21 +0000 /?p=1544 When my 21 year old daughter was small, she had learning difficulties that made it very difficult for her to learn to read. All she ever wanted to do was hear stories. We understood that even if she couldn’t read, it was good for her to be in the habit of listening. We read to… Continue reading Podcasts Are Glorious

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]]> /podcasts-are-glorious/feed/ 0 1544 Alice Top With Nano Iro and Embroidery /alice-top-with-nano-rio-and-embroidery/ /alice-top-with-nano-rio-and-embroidery/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:05:04 +0000 /?p=1407 I’m working on my embroidered Alice top with the V-neck adaptation. I’ve used three different fabrics: a Nano Iro  double-gauze 80cm remnant, washed linen and a printed lawn. They’re all playing nicely together. There is a very faint glimmer of metallic overprinting in the Nano Iro gauze and I wanted to pick up on that with… Continue reading Alice Top With Nano Iro and Embroidery

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]]> /alice-top-with-nano-rio-and-embroidery/feed/ 4 1407 Polka Dots Rule /polka-dots-rule/ /polka-dots-rule/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:46:01 +0000 /?p=563 I love me some polka dots! I’m having a craving for a Dots Cowl by Hilary Smith Callis, as shown above. I tend not to knit or sew with black. I mean, there’s lots of it available in the shops, why would I knit with it? But I’m feeling the punch of a few black and… Continue reading Polka Dots Rule

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