Until now,
the Wyvern pattern has been lacking photos of its own sample garment, instead substituting a photo of the Dragon Skin child's sweater-- a less-than-satisfactory alternative, I admit. No longer! My first attempt at hiring a test knitter has proven a success: not only do I now have a Wyvern in Size Small, but I have several insightful suggestions for improving the clarity and knitter-friendliness of the pattern (thanks, Terry!). Happily, I have no further errata to report, but I have already modified the pattern text slightly, and as soon as I can get some modeled photos, I will be emailing an updated version of the pattern to all those who have previously purchased it.
Original Patterns
Pattern errata & updates
- Aran Wrap, Vogue Knitting Fall 2008
- Etrusca
- Sorelle Lace-Edged Pullover
- Fern Fitted Shell
- Dragon-Skin Wrap
- Chinese Lace Pullover
See note at bottom of linked post. - Wyvern Wrap
Press
- More Big Girl KnitsAbout the No-Gap Wrap Pullover: "We love clever, and this sweater is clever."
- Interweave Knits Summer 2007About the Lutea Lace Shell: "...what appears at first glance to be a standard tank top knitted in flat pieces turns out on closer inspection to be an ingenious piece of three-dimensional sculpture." Pam Allen, Editor in Chief, Interweave Knits
Worthy websites
- Knitting Daily
- ABCs of Knitting - Actual Size Graph Papers
Print knitting graph paper sized to fit your gauge. - Schoolhouse Press, supplying handknitters since 1959
Founded by EZ and now run by her daughter. - WEBS Knitting and Weaving Yarns and Supplies
- Knitting in Massachusetts
Bay State knitters, rejoice. - knitty.com
Rec reading
Barbara G. Walker: Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Adam Haslett: You Are Not a Stranger Here
Most of these stories are decent, but the collection is worth buying just for the first one, "Notes To My Biographer." Wow!Toni Morrison: Beloved
One of my favorites.Beverley Jackson: Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition
Fascinating look at an extremely disturbing tradition. One of my great-grandmothers (on my mother's side) had bound feet. I saw a pair of handmade slippers for bound feet in an antique store in Nantucket, and had to have them--the most expensive shoes I own! Anyway, after that I bought this book. As for "erotic," a chapter called "sacrifice at the altar of beauty" explores some of the many notions of sexual attractiveness which require painful bodily alterations or embellishments.Michael A. Dirr: Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
I would love this book even if I lived in a studio apartment (maybe even more so). You always know exactly where Mr. Dirr stands: "... I have never recommended, at least when conscious, a poplar," or "[the oakleaf hydrangea] is one of the most handsome plants that landscape designers have at their disposal." For a picture of the latter, see my photo album.Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Vintage Contemporaries)
Nicky Epstein: Knitting on the Edge : Ribs * Ruffles * Lace * Fringes * Floral * Points & Picots - The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative Borders
If this doesn't get those creative juices flowing...but why does the author reference a symbol for borders in which "both sides are the same or equally attractive" in the introductory notes, then not use the symbol once? (If she did, I missed it). A minor quibble, to be sure.
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