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Continue reading →: Sewing FO’s: Box Bag No. 2 and DPN Case (w/ Tutorial!)
I sewed up another box bag as a KAL prize. The recipient likes “mermaid colors” and I found this batik fabric at G Street which I believe fits the bill. Though I only needed fat quarters, my chosen fabrics came only on the bolt so I had to get…
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Continue reading →: 2012 WIPocalypse: Update
The full moon is here and it’s time for another update on my WIP goals. Since last time, I worked on goal no. 8, the Bruyere henley, my Phildar boucle sweater UFO. My sewing machine was set with purple thread; I decided to sew it up. That fabric did not sew…
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Continue reading →: FO: Vorderrhein
Pattern by Kate Gagnon Osborne, from “Modern Vintage Knits” Yarn: Miss Babs Northumbria Aran “Blackwatch”, 157 yards Size/Gauge/Needles: as per patt, 6.4 spi on US 7’s, 6’s for brim Time to knit: 5 days in January 2012 Shortly after finishing Glashütte, I decided that I needed another pom-pom trimmed hat.…
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Continue reading →: FO: Glashütte
Pattern: Glashütte by Kate Gagnon Osborne Yarn: Dirty Water Dyeworks Julia (merino/tencel), 220 yds Size/Gauge/Needles: As written, 10 spi on 4’s, 2’s for brim Time to knit: 1 week in January 2012 I love the result of this project, but it had a rather inauspicous start. The pattern is fine,…
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Continue reading →: New WIPs: Glashütte & Ribbon Trim Cardi
The SKC on Ravely chose cables as the theme for our first quarter KAL. Though I voted for a different category (colorwork), cables are always a-ok with me! It also fits in nicely with the stash reduction goal as I have many cables projects queued/stashed. I always cast on a…
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Continue reading →: 2012 WIPocalypse
I found this great SAL organized by Measi via Christine’s blog. The SAL plays on the idea that the world will end in 2012 (honestly isn’t there one of those apocaplytic rumors every year?) and before that sad event, our WIPs must see some attention. Why I’m certainly not expecting the world…
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Continue reading →: FO: Chambourcin
Pattern by Ruth Garcia-Alcantud Yarn: Valley Yarns Charlemont, 1296 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: 34″, 5.5 spi on US 5’s Time to knit: 5 weeks in October, November 2011 I’m not sure what possessed me to cast on for another sock yarn hoodie so soon after knitting Laika, but Chambourcin was chosen for…
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Continue reading →: 2011 Wrapup
Well, I knitted over 27,000 yards in 2011. Some of this yardage represents projects where the knitting is finished, but it’s not yet in the wardrobe due to lack of seaming, etc. Subtracting those, I am left with 36 projects. And now for some fun statistics…. I knit more accessories…
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Continue reading →: New WIP: Red Red Wine
Here’s my new project from the Tahki Modern Romance booklet. There are several lovely patterns in this publication and I’m happy that I finally got to cast one on. It’s a fairly easy pattern, reverse stockinette with some cabling and texture for interest. The pattern has some errata- according to…
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Continue reading →: FO: Salina
Pattern by Kim Hargreaves, from “Rowan Vintage Knits” Yarn: Fibranatura Oak, in “Wood”, 1124 yds Size/Needles/Gauge: S (35″), 5.75 spi on US 4’s, US 3’s for hems Time to knit: 4 weeks in October/November among other projects This pattern has long resided on my queue; I was keen to work…

