Summer is almost at an end and what a crazy, fantastical, different summer it has been! There were unbearable bits when British Columbia went through a heatwave like never before. A “heat dome” covered most of Western Canada causing loss of human and marine life and catastrophic forest fires. It was unbelievable that we went through something like this, in Canada of all places! 49+ degrees Celcius in BC – say what!! Our pup didn’t veer too far off his… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Tank Tops
Tank Top Parade
Since it’s hot and humid here in Dubai 9 months out of the year, I have often been drawn towards knitting tank top patterns. However, I never seem to wear them out often enough, no particular reason, just never do. So, when we went on our recent mini vacation, I was determined to dig these tanks out of my closet and wear them already!!! And I did. Here beginneth the tank top parade… First up, Smooch from the Rowan… Read more »
Il est fini
My Isabella inspired Candy Floss Tank is done and got worn this weekend. I loved knitting with the cotton yarn and even though the back took forever, the front worked up pretty quick, thanks to the neckline which kept my interest peaked! Here are the deets… The pattern was heavily inspired by Isabella from knitty.com, knit with Phildar Licorne cotton yarn and 3.5 mm needles. Other details: Picot hem, waist shaping, short row shoulder shaping and single crochet edging around the… Read more »
Weekend happenings
So, since yesterday marked the beginning of the weekend here in the Sandlands (yeah, the Middle East is like totally upside down, we begin our week on Sunday when everyone else is sleeping in!!!!). Like I was saying…our weekend…it was a bit on the hazy side since our neck of the woods got hit by a dust storm. It wasn’t too bad though, go check out how bad it was for some folks. All the same, I didn’t want to get… Read more »
The wheels of the bus (pic heavy)
This is what I felt like after I was done with the back of my Candy Floss meet Isabella tank… Wanna know why??? The wheels of the bus go round and round just like the stockinette rows go back and forth. I was beginning to think that I would continue to be in stockinetteville for the rest of the year. But now, I’m done with the back (breaking out into the Hallelujah chorus), and so, I’m ze ‘appy campuer (sounding… Read more »
Candy Floss meet Isabella
Things have been quiet for a while on this here blog, but the knitting has been progressing steadily. I have been knitting almost exclusively on the tank – meaning, I want to wear this, like, now! The cotton yarn looks like a winner because it feels cool and drapey, even when I am knitting with it and I’m sure that it will feel lovely wearing it (fingers crossed)! As I was knitting and tweaking the waist shaping decreases and… Read more »
