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Category Archives: Crafty
The First Sweater: Update
It’s done! And here are a few photos to show the finishing of the sweater and the beautiful dye job which yielded results that, to me, are spectacular! This first sweater taught me a lot of things: Knitting gauge swatches … Continue reading
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Casting on…again!
So, I am not…and never will be…a monogamous knitter. My attention span just won’t accept thinking about one, and only one, project at a time. So here’s what’s on the needles right now: A lace scarf in delicious Malabrigo lace-weight, … Continue reading
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Pie. Mmmm, pie
I knit a little while on the Pie Are Square shawl tonight. Now I’m at the point where I need to decide on a lace pattern for the border. It’s never been done by my two hands and I’m sure … Continue reading
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What Have I Done?
Bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing. Afghan I-cord Garter stitch Knitting with metal wire Shawl Stockinette stitch Socks: top-down Socks: toe-up Knitting with … Continue reading
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Unfinished projects are getting me down
I have been knitting on the Pie Are Square shawl since last September. I’ve suspended work on the First Sweater for the summer. I’m still on the first sock of the Noro I picked up a couple of month’s ago. … Continue reading
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The First Sweater
After reading through Jacqueline Fee’s “The Sweater Workshop,” I decided it was time to take the plunge and actually knit a sweater. Sometimes I feel like such a beginner in this craft, but more on that later. Because I wanted … Continue reading
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To tink or not to tink, that is the question
Remember the Pie Are Square shawl? Well, I’ve gone beyond the final row of yarn-over increases, beyond the edge of the galaxy into no-knitters-land. It just wasn’t big enough. I think the needles I’m using are too small. At any … Continue reading
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Socks: pair #2
I cast on for my 2nd pair of socks this past Saturday. I’m using the basic sock instructions from Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd. The yarn is Felici in Pebble from Knit Picks and I’m using the The … Continue reading
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Confessions of a coat room fondler
Oh dear. In the building where I work, there is a big coat room just inside the staff entrance. I live in Minnesota, so in the wintertime everyone hangs their coat in that room. And when you’ve got winter coats, … Continue reading
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Pie Are Square
Ah, Elizabeth Zimmerman. I didn’t know anything about this woman ’till the Pie Are Square shawl. I was poking around on the Knit Picks site looking for something to make that would be a bit of a challenge, however I … Continue reading