Tag: FLY Skirt
The First FLY Skirt
The FLY (From Leftover Yarn) Skirt KAL ultimately had 85 participants. But other than Kellie and I, so far we only have one completed skirt. I was so excited to see this completed FLY Skirt in person last week at the Knit and Crochet Show in Charlotte, NC. I also love that she added her […]
More From the Back Seat
It’s my afternoon break from driving, so that means it’s time for some podcasts on my headphones and drafting a post on Blogsy. Ah technology. We started by the banks of the Big River this afternoon, headed across Missouri and now find ourselves rolling across the Kansas prairie to Manhattan. Yep, that’s the name of […]
Simplicity of Design in Skirts
Knitted skirt designs are my favorite type of designing because they are so simple! A few measurements, a nice knitted fabric swatch, some relatively simple calculations and your design is ready to go! When I am designing a skirt in only one size (for myself), I can complete all the calculations and write the entire […]
WIP: More Work on the FLY Skirt
My part of the FLY skirt KAL is coming along!! And I continue to love the fabric more and more. But see that little blob of teal-ish yarn? That is all I have left of one of my two “new” balls. I used up all of the browns on the flight home. It has […]
Multi-colored Yarns: Simpler Is Better
As folks begin thinking about stitch patterns for their FLY Skirt KAL projects I wanted to provide some thoughts on the subject. Because FLY stands for From Leftover Yarn, these projects will be using lots of different yarns in two similar color groups. Because of this, there is an opportunity to get a stripe effect, […]
Will I Finish?
I am off for the weekend to spend time with friends in the mountains. This is my progress thus far on my skirt for the FLY Skirt KAL. How far will I get over the weekend? Participants are working at getting their “new” balls of leftover yarn prepared. My goal is to be finished by […]
7 Little Known Facts About Knitted Skirts
Knitted skirts have a bad reputation. The problem is so often a simple tube with no shaping is “sold” as a skirt. And although there are a few female bodies that are tube shaped, most are not. As such, knitted skirts that are not designed well also don’t wear well. But there are, in fact, […]
Everything Old is Made New
Today I began with two baskets of leftover sock yarn and a sheet of paper. One basket of brown/gold tones, one basket of greens with a blue undertone. The sheet of paper was a list of randomly generated numbers. I was preparing to create my new “yarn” for my sample of the upcoming FLY Skirt […]
Taken for a Ride
This is a photo of me and Arlis after our first motorcycle ride together. Kellie has been all adventurous, checking things off her bucket list, and this was new to me. Not really on my bucket list, but willing to give it a go to share something with my hubby. I made him bribe me […]
Top 5 Techniques to Maximize Leftover Yarns
I don’t know about you, but I have LOTS of leftover yarns and I really don’t want them to go to waste. So I’ve got a few techniques for using up leftover yarns to share with you! In less than a month, we are going to be starting the FLY (From Leftover Yarn) Skirt KAL. […]
