Oops, I’ve been a bit quiet on here. With apologies to my lovely bloggy acquaintances whom I’ve neglected. Normal chattiness will be restored shortly. Life has irritatingly intervened. I do wish it wouldn’t do that. Doesn’t it realize that I have priorities?
Anyway, I’m still temporarily swerving a little away from the housey theme of this blog, to indulge my longstanding love of Adriafil Knitcol (not to mention my longstanding love of the toddler twinnage 😉 ) and make a few of these in different colour-ways:-
Actually, I think it’s a bit narrow at the top, so I’ve already ripped (ouch) out the top half and am in the process of grumpily re-knitting it. With emphasis on the grumpiness.
Oh, and whilst staying with a friend, I found some more spring flowers for another rainbow collage. Didn’t even have to sneak off to the garden centre and cheat this time. Spring has most definitely well and truly sprung round here, though judging from comments on my previous posts this certainly isn’t the case everywhere else.
epicyarns says
April 23, 2014 at 8:42 pmLove the colours in that tank!
The Twisted Yarn says
April 23, 2014 at 8:56 pmThank you!
The Snail of Happiness says
April 23, 2014 at 8:50 pmLovely tank top… lovely model too!
unfortunately the link doesn’t work… I get the message that I’m not allowed to edit it! feel free to remove this last bit of comment when sorted 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
April 23, 2014 at 8:55 pmThank you! Sorted… I hope. Thanks for alerting me.
The Snail of Happiness says
April 23, 2014 at 9:03 pmPerfect… what fantastic yarn!
Jennifer says
April 23, 2014 at 9:02 pmGorgeous colors! Don’t you just love ripping? I usually do it when I’ve already screwed up so bad I can’t fix it …… hopefully as time goes on I won’t screw up quite so much – and yes – it is spring even in Maine. Not a real warm spring yet but the snow is gone! All 900 inches of it.
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:32 pmNo snow? At last! You don’t mess around with snowfall up there. (Can you tell that I’m a tiny bit envious?)
bembeezled says
April 23, 2014 at 9:29 pmYou’re very talented! Great stuff! 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:32 pmAwww, thank you.
stitchingonashoestring says
April 23, 2014 at 9:51 pmI love your rainbow collage! That is a very impressive range of colours, particularly without using the garden centre.
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:32 pmThank you!
Kate says
April 23, 2014 at 9:51 pmLove the colours in the tank top – and great modelling too! I think a future career beckons for one of your twins! 🙂 x
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:33 pmHa ha! Thank you. They’re not the most biddable of children when facing a camera, though.
thecontentedcrafter says
April 24, 2014 at 6:18 amLove the sample twinnage model – way cool pose! Why is it I wonder, whenever I put something over my face when a camera appears, I get yelled at? The colour combinations are also fab!
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:34 pmThank you! And I do usually grumble at them when they hide their faces for the camera, but this pose was perfect for the blog.
youngatfifty says
April 24, 2014 at 9:35 amGorgeous tank top ! But can I expect to see anything less here 🙂 And that rainbow blossom collage is just too good … perfect colours, splendid photography.
pixelsandpurls says
April 24, 2014 at 1:56 pmI love your rainbow collage – that would look great in print!
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:34 pmThank you. 🙂
KerryCan says
April 24, 2014 at 1:56 pmHow are you going to keep that child from out-growing the vest, now that you’ve worked so hard on it?! The flower collage makes me smile!
The Twisted Yarn says
April 24, 2014 at 6:23 pmI never feed my children. That should keep ’em small. 😉
threadandethel says
April 24, 2014 at 10:45 pmI’m mesmerized by the green flowers. They look so cheerful. I’m really enjoying the vest as well. I’d never heard of that yarn…seems worth looking in to. 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:35 pm…It’s on sale at Deramores at the moment…. (and they do ship worldwide). And no, nobody from Deramores is paying me to say this!
The Twisted Yarn says
May 3, 2014 at 7:14 pmI do recommend the yarn. It’s reduced at Deramores at the moment… (And they ship worldwide.)
I think the green flowers are euphorbia (sp??) When they stop blooming, my rainbows will be a bit empty in the middle.
annie says
April 25, 2014 at 12:50 amAmazing! I could never in a million years do the knitting/crocheting that you do, and it astounds me that you can do this so beautifully. You are very talented.
Spring has finally sprung here in Eastern Ontario, Canada (sort of). The snow has gone at last, the rivers are in flood, the wildlife has returned , tearing up our properties looking for food — sure indications of spring. At least the terrible cold and snow is gone, Easter was really good— we move forward. 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:37 pmTrust me, there’s nothing difficult about any of this stuff. I’m a relative newbie. There is no reason in the world why you couldn’t do it. Glad your winter has finally released its grip. So what sort of wildlife is tearing up your properties – sounds quite extreme!
knittingwithheart says
April 25, 2014 at 5:58 amLove that rainbow setting on your camera 😉 And spring has finally sprung, here at the 53rd parallel on the Canadian prairies… YAY!!! To celebrate, I took my fibrous flowers for a walk around our neighbourhood 🙂 ❤ <3
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:39 pmYay indeed, at LAST! May it be a warm and beautiful spring.
Jacquline Cappuccino says
April 25, 2014 at 3:23 pmAwwww, that is the most adorable thing I’ve seen all day.
The Twisted Yarn says
May 3, 2014 at 7:12 pmThank you! You’re very kind.
dotstestsite says
April 29, 2014 at 10:20 pmtank top looks great, as did the jumpers you did in that yarn earlier. Trying to guess which twin it is?! Rainbow flowers lovely – you’ll have to show me how to do the joined up photos please!
The Twisted Yarn says
April 30, 2014 at 6:40 pmThank you. It’s M in the photo. Happy to show you how to do the photos. I used Picmonkey, which is fab free online photo editing.
Gallivanta says
May 1, 2014 at 9:30 amGorgeous rainbow collage.
The Twisted Yarn says
May 3, 2014 at 7:12 pmThank you. 🙂
mrsmulkey says
May 1, 2014 at 5:34 pmIf I tried to rip something out and pick up in the middle of it to reknit the top, it would end up looking like a starfish or an octopus. You are my new hero. Kudos.
The Twisted Yarn says
May 3, 2014 at 7:11 pmHa ha, thanks but I’m not worthy of being anyone’s hero! I discovered a way of doing it, though, so that it worked. I inserted a circular needle in all the stitches that I wanted to frog down to, so I knew that all was secure before I frogged. Surprisingly, it worked. Otherwise, it’d definitely have been starfish/octopus time.
jackallcraft says
May 9, 2014 at 10:46 amThanks so much for stopping by my new little blog. I’ve just had a read through all your archives and am rather enjoying this cosy little spring-coloured corner of the internet.
The Twisted Yarn says
May 12, 2014 at 7:10 pmAwwwww thank you, you’re very kind. I like your blog too!
The Twisted Yarn says
May 15, 2014 at 7:05 pmThank you. Hope you’re enjoying your renewed interest in knitting. (I’ve been enjoying reading about it on your blog.)