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Yes, I’ve Been Knitting, Too…
It’s been a long time since I’ve actually posted here. I’ve been in a knitting (and thus, blogging) funk. But this year I have decided to try to fix both of those things. But, none of my knitting of late has been making me, well, happy. And what’s the point of knitting if not for…
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Starting is… hard.
I don’t know what it is with me and my knitting. I am the queen of false starts. I am wanting to make another gift shawl. Since I am working on my own Color Affection, I knew this time I wanted to do something different. So, I opted for Taygete, a shawl by Romi Hill.…
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FO Report: Greenleaf Center Christmas Scarf
Project Name:Greenleaf Center Christmas Scarf Source: My Own Design (yay!) Yarn Used: Caron One Pound Needle Size: U.S. 9 Date Started: July 15, 2011 Date Completed: September 24, 2011 Notes: (This scarf was knitted as a donation to the Greenleaf Senior Center in Washington, DC.) Ok, so you know how everything old is new again?…
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How to Choose a Lace Pattern?
This is my progress so far on my Pi Are Square shawl. I’m about halfway through the 12-ridge section. It turns out that both of the stitches used here look very similar to each other. I don’t mind that… but what’s next? How do I choose? One of my biggest faults is that I worry…
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Knit Happy!
It’s late, especially today, but I just wanted to share this before bed: I got this adorable mug from Knitting Today earlier this week. In fact, I got several of them. They come in six colors, and of course I picked purple to show you. I don’t plan on using the mug for tea; I…
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SABLE?
(SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy) I think I’m there. One of the other boxes that came this past week was from Webs, and you see, well, they’re having a huge sale on Cascade 220, and that is a weakness of mine, and, well… look: I got a bunch of single skeins in lots…