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Wedding Blanket, or Blocking Makes a Big Difference
I have no biological siblings. But, growing up, there were several families my family was very close to, and I think of the other kids in the those families as pseudo-siblings (we went on vacation together, we played together, we … Continue reading
Diamond Ladder Scarf
Another summer, another test knit for designer Donna Druchunas! I love her patterns — classic looks, and pretty easy but still interesting to knit. This time it was a lace scarf, knit with Knit Picks City Tweed HW. After finishing … Continue reading
Hey, Admin!
Several years ago, a friend of mine gave me some lovely red Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece for my birthday — enough for a sweater. Let’s just say there’s a reason I kept the page of the Never Not Knitting page-a-day … Continue reading
A Blanket for Jesse
It seems appropriate to blog about this project today, the day my baby boy turns six months old (how the heck did that happen?!). When you’re a knitter, fall is really the best time to have a baby, and this … Continue reading
Girasole
It’s done, and blocked! Tomorrow my mom is bringing it back to me, and I may take a picture that shows the scale better (thanks for the suggestion, Joyatee!). It ended up barely fitting on the largest open carpet area … Continue reading
Girasole Progress
I’ve been making a fair amount of progress on Girasole while I’ve been home on bed rest — I’m almost halfway done with the edging! I ran out of the brown yarn I got in Ireland, so I’m supplementing with … Continue reading
February Lady Sweater
It’s done!! I sewed the buttons on yesterday! I did realize as I was putting them on that the space between them made a lot of sense if there were only going to be three of them at the top, … Continue reading
Recently Finished Projects
Ok, I’ve now had a chance to properly photograph the socks. Here are the Sam Socks: A close-up of the cable pattern on the leg: The Spring Cable Socks: (the colors look a lot less garish in the better light!) … Continue reading
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Raha Scarf, Socks, and a cute kid
The holiday knitting is almost over — I’m done with everything except for half of three gifts! When those are done, it’ll be some quick baby knitting, then quickly finishing up my Lush and Lacy cardigan, then onto James’s sweater … Continue reading
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Tagged Finished Objects, Gifts, Hats, Holidays, Lace, LYS, Patterns, Yarn
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Holiday Knitting Update
This time with pictures! I still can’t post about most of the knitting that I’ve been doing, because the recipients read this, but I can post about my grandmother’s gift. This summer, when I made myself a Swallowtail Shawl and … Continue reading
