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I love this tank top, from Phildar #469, Special Twenty Spring 2007.  I’m closer to 30 than 20 but I think I can still pull this off!  I bought my magazine directly from Phildar during one of their sales and I translate the patterns using my high school french and…

Today is my DH’s birthday!  I love to celebrate this day because he’s the light of my life and I thank God for the day he was born.  He asked for a red velvet cake, per the usual custom.  I always use a recipe from epicurious, originally bon apetit.  My…

Pattern: Green Gable by Zephyr Style Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, Lapis, 2.5 skeins, 5spi on US 6 needles. This project was so fast! It took only about a week, despite a slow start. I did a ton of pre-knitting math. I wanted to knit the second size, which gives…

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…