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Pattern: Vintage Pink Cardigan by Norah Gaughan, Spring 2005 Interweave Knits Yarn: Valley Yarns Deerfield, Alpaca/Silk in ballet slipper pink, 5.5 spi I spent about 3 weeks knitting this from late January through mid February. Then it sat around unblocked for ages, waiting for a bath and buttons. I finally…

First up is Mirabella. I’m knitting this in Valley Yarns Goshen, in the spring peach color. I love this yarn! It is smooth, shiny, and stands up well to frogging. I had a smaller gauge- 4.5 spi- so I knit a size up. The knitting has been done for a…

It’s been forever since I posted.  I have been crafting, but also playing quite a lot of the time-suck that is World of Warcraft.  After veste evereste, I cast on for the Ivy League Vest from Interweave.  I’m using Knitpicks Pallette, and I changed up a few of the colors,…

This vest has actually been finished for a few weeks now, and I’ve worn it several times. I really like it. Pattern: Veste Everest from Interweave Knits, by Veronik Avery Yarn: Queensland Collection Kathmandu aran, about 6 skeins, bought really cheap on closeout from yarn.com Size: 34″, which means about…

So, after many months of the pieces sitting around, I finally seamed rogue and added a separating zipper. I used Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in the Cranberry color, which is a bit darker red than it appears in these photos. I knit the 34″ size and blocked it a…

My crafting productivity has taken a nosedive in recent weeks, as I’ve rediscovered the joys of WoW on my gorgeous 17″ imac.  I am making progress, however slow, on the Veste Everest, in Kathmandu aran tweed, dark brown.  I love working with this yarn, I am quite enamored with tweed…

Posting from my brand new imac courtesy of DH. Content to come soon. I am a sewer (13+ years) and design garments sometimes, quilter (9 years), cross stitcher/embroiderer (23+ years), and knitter (5+ years), I also know a little crochet, enough to finish my knitting. In my noncrafting life, I…