tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539731631985476328Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:40:45 +0000Everything knitting and knitwear design from a fledgeling designer. Want to know more about a knitting technique?<a href="mailto:wildfireknits@live.com">Email me</a> with your questions.http://wildfireknits.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Carolina)Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539731631985476328.post-3610944062330760948Thu, 05 May 2011 19:18:00 +00002011-05-05T15:18:15.558-04:00A provisional cast-on is a type of cast on that is created using waste yarn that can be easily removed&nbsp;to reveal live stitches. It can be very useful if you want to later knit in the opposite direction (as for scarves and stoles when you want to make both ends of the piece identical, for example), or whenever live stitches might be preferable to a cast-on. In my About Town&nbsp;skirt http://wildfireknits.blogspot.com/2011/03/technique-2-provisional-cast-ons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carolina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539731631985476328.post-1004147886379409973Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:17:00 +00002011-04-27T23:17:44.359-04:00Well my Adalida Cardigan pattern is finally up on Ravelry, and will be coming soon to Knit Picks and PatternFish. . . I absolutely love the fit and details of this pattern and I hope you do too. It's very figure flattering. &nbsp;My thanks go out to Stacey and the kind folks at Knit Picks for providing the photos and including this design in their Independant Designer Program. http://wildfireknits.blogspot.com/2011/04/adalida-cardigan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carolina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539731631985476328.post-4242419653061005194Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:47:00 +00002011-03-20T03:26:24.168-04:00 It's almost&nbsp;Spring! With the vernal&nbsp;equinox fast approaching, I find myself craving&nbsp;new and vibrant colors. This is also the time of year that brings back happy childhood memories of coloring Easter eggs.&nbsp; If you were anything like me, as a kid you wished you could dye something those beautiful colors that would last a bit longer than an egg.&nbsp;You can!&nbsp;Wool and http://wildfireknits.blogspot.com/2011/03/hand-painting-for-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carolina)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539731631985476328.post-6581501970995702813Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:06:00 +00002011-03-17T14:51:46.430-04:00My Love Affair with Garment Design. It all began when I was four years old.&nbsp; My mother had a bag of old tablecloths and old clothes, her ragbag, from which I was free to pick and choose fabrics to cut up and sew as I saw fit.&nbsp; With these I conceived and laid out countless patchwork tablecloths that never got sewn, and sloppily practiced my hand sewing. Most importantly I used her ragshttp://wildfireknits.blogspot.com/2011/03/from-rags-to-stitches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carolina)0