Sweater progress
This one has been on the back burner since summer, and warmer weather, arrived. I have had the main pieces done for a while, and have one sleeve to finish. Since we had a bit of cooler weather today...
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Here you go! This still needs a little seam steaming to really finish it, but it’s all put together, and ready for cooler weather. Sorry for the bad in-the-mirror photo. My usual photographer was...
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That’s how many rows I have left on my current lace shawl in progress. At this point, the public-side rows are taking close to an hour to knit. The yarn is very fine silk yarn, and it wants to jump...
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But first, it’s a very important day! Hank is TWO years old! He’s getting lots of love from his people. He might get a birthday doggie donut from our local donut shop later. He’s already excited. Now,...
View ArticleWell, this is a bit ridiculous
I gathered up all the knitting projects that I could find to sort through them. That’s the lot of them. In that pile are SEVEN shawls, two hats, one of a sock pair, a sweater, fingerless mitts, a...
View ArticleIt’s a hat!
Hey! I finished it! Project Details Pattern: I made it up on the fly. Cast on 80 stitches. 2X2 rib for awhile. Stockinette for awhile. Crown K2tog decreases, four times a row, every other row until it...
View ArticleOne down!
Six shawls left on the needles. Project Details: Pattern: Hitchhiker, by Martina Behm. I’ve knit several of these, and will likely knit several more. These are lovely little versatile pieces, and I...
View ArticleJewels of the Czar Shawl
We finally have a bit of sunshine today, so I got some photos of my latest finished project. Project Details: Pattern: I improvised this one. It’s a top down triangle shawl, started with a garter tab....
View ArticleGreat Big Fun
I decided that I didn’t need to wait until I finished something to post. What a concept. I’ve been working on the next shawl from that pile of UFOs pretty consistently. NFL playoffs have helped,...
View ArticleA two-fer!
I’ve finished two things! This might be some kind of record. So far I’ve finished three projects in January, for a total of 1337 yards out of the stash. Of course there are about 50 million more yards...
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