leila knits

A Very Sweet Pink

leilaknits — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:53:00 +0000

I’m just fooling around with exposure and contrast today on my photos…same image, different tone, new emotion…

My Hydrangea

leilaknits — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:38:00 +0000

The very last petals of my hydrangea have gone now with the strong wind that came last night.

A Pashmina Shawl For The New Year

leilaknits — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Here is my Madelinetosh Pashmina Sugar Plum. Isn’t she gorgeous? And she’s unbelievably soft. Nothing makes me more happy than picking up parcels of yarn from my mailbox after a long day at work. I can start dreaming again about knitting another new sweater or a shawl. Yes, a pashmina shawl in sugar plum color to start the New Year is not a bad idea. I never knit a shawl before. It’s time for me to venture into the world of complicated but excited lace work.
Be not afraid! Be very brave! Knit a shawl!

This Winter I Miss One Summer

leilaknits — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:39:00 +0000

In Dusseldorf

and Cologne

and Bonn

My Flowers

leilaknits — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +0000

My newest flowers, Delphinium

…and Mentha…

Mentha

leilaknits — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:42:00 +0000

I used just a tiny bit of China Jade Country Classics dye in lukewarm dye bath and with dry yarn for this colorway. Just have to wait until they are dried to see if it’s the palest mint shade I always love. These two skeins are the last ones from wool2dye4 superwash silk sock 50/50 order. They are the best yarn base to me for hand dyeing so far.

It’s not like I have nothing to do besides playing with color. There’s actually a huge assignment waiting for me on my desk. I try to avoid it until the last minutes. It can wait. Besides, I always perform better approaching deadline and under extreme pressure…

So Blue

leilaknits — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:16:00 +0000

This is a very blue colorway. I want to call her Delphinium.
On the stove…
…on the hanger…

Golden Hues

leilaknits — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:27:00 +0000

A Busy Season

leilaknits — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +0000

It may look like I was having all the time and fun in the world to play with yarns and dyes. The truth is I have gone through a dyeing frenzy in the last few days knowing that there won’t be any time for me to knit or to dye until after Christmas. We’re in retail business, so this season is the busiest time.
Well, if I could still have some insomniac nights like last night, I would think of some crazy hues to color my yarn.
For now, these Gold Silky Merino are my newest addition.

Antique Gold

leilaknits — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:39:00 +0000

I dipped unwetted yarn in a hot dye bath of Country Classics dye Gold, then dipped them again in Quick Silver. The result is a very interesting colorway that looks like a rustic mix of gold and silver, of old gold, antique gold. Well, if I could just turn these lovely silk and merino fibers into real gold. I would be rich, so filthy rich that I could quit my job and dye yarns all day.