Archive for January, 2010

Crocheted Chainmail Tunic

Fit for a Warrior Princess, this crocheted chainmail tunic is made in a fine sparkly yarn  for a look of silver (or mithril, if you prefer).  This is made for a pre-teen girl, probably close to a woman’s small or x-small.
Yarn: Vanna’s Glamour in Platinum (3 balls)  I used exactly 3 balls, including my gauge [...]

January 31, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Knit and crochet   2 Comments

Purple is the new gray

Today Kindel and I indulged in some Kool-Ade dyeing.  The plan was to get a nice purple so I can make myself a new wrap.  I bought 3 skeins of Knit Picks Bare Superwash Merino DK, and 12 packets of grape Kool-Ade.  Straight grape produced a beautiful purple, but when Kindel and I started dyeing, [...]

January 2, 2010    Posted in: Knit and crochet   3 Comments