Tag: OAL2016

  • How to Add a Lifeline

    Ripping back lace can be tricky. When stitches drop down, it can be difficult to see which go where and what row they belong to, so many knitters like to use lifelines if they’re not feeling confident about their lace. Lifelines are lengths of scrap yarn that are run through rows of your knitting and…

  • The OAL Begins + Starting Zinone

    The OAL starts today! It’s time to cast on your Zinone. For my top, I used the long-tail cast-on method. It’s neither too soft and stretchy nor too rigid and firm. I think Goldilocks would approve. I’m planning on knitting the full-length version in this pretty silvery grey, but I’m undecided on the back. The…

  • 6 Things to Know About Knitting With Linen

    The recommended yarn for the official OAL pattern Zinone is a fingering weight linen, which might not be a kind of yarn that many knitters have experience with. In the last five or six years, some amazing linen yarns have come onto the market, so it’s worth getting familiar with it. Here are six things…

  • New Pattern: Zinone

    My new top pattern is the official Outfit Along pattern this year, but there’s so much going on with this pattern that it deserves a post of its own. Zinone is a seamless, top-down, loose summer top. The pattern gives you a few options, and there are four potential variations. You can do a partial…

  • OAL 2016

    Get ready to get crafty. The third annual Outfit-Along is right around the corner! June 1st – July 31st. The Outfit-Along is a combination of a sew-along and a knit-along with the goal being to make a complete outfit. My co-host, Lauren from LLADYBIRD, will be covering the sewing portion, and I do the knitting…