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Mine Hill Cardigan
Oh my!! Another finished project! Project Details Pattern: Mine Hill Cardigan. This is another CustomFit design; you choose the basic pattern, which then uses your specific gauge and body measurements...
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Cruise knitting
We are having a blast so far. Our wifi is a bit spotty, so this will be short. We have a tour this afternoon of Orkney Island. I hear there may be wool shopping opportunities there. The project up...
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Quarantine
The view from our veranda on the Viking Mars: And that’s likely all we will see of Norway for the next five days. John had a scratchy throat yesterday so we retested. He popped up positive. I didn’t,...
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The week that was
Or, Out of Covid Jail After John tested positive on Sunday, I did the same on Monday. We were restricted to our cabin for 5 days each, so John was out yesterday, me this morning. I felt pretty lousy...
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Yes, there was yarn
Our excursion Sunday was to a nearby village that was the site of a small knitting factory that opened in the 19th century. The factory unfortunately closed in 1989, but it has been converted into a...
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Pink!
New socks! The pattern is the usual cobbled together one in my head. The yarn is Ty-Dye sock yarn from Knit One Crochet Too. Knit on double point needles, 2.00 mm. I started these back in October,...
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What’s next?
Thanks for the nice comments on my pink shawl! I’m happy to be back. Maybe I’ll do a post someday about that four-month blog break. But not today. Today, I have another NEARLY finished project. That...
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Close…
I need to straighten some pins on that, but I’ve gotten it blocked. This is huge. I’m about 5’9”, and this is longer than I am. I do love my generous shawls. Finished project post coming soon!
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New lace
I still haven’t gotten a good finished project photo of the Cathedral Stole. That will be the next post. That certainly doesn’t mean I couldn’t cast on something new. This is some of the prettiest...
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Et voilà!
It’s finished! Well, it’s been finished for awhile, I’ve just been too busy to get it photographed. You can tell by the socks and Birkies that it’s not that hot here. We’ve had a few warm days, up...
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Another Hitchhiker
Project Details: Pattern: Hitchhiker, by Martini Behm. As of today there are more than 35,000 of these either finished or in progress on Ravelry. That is sort of moderately insane. Yarn: Arcane Fibre...
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Alrighty, then
A Tale in Four Photos Ouch. Yes, that was a painful decision. In case you can’t tell what that blob is, it’s the Vanilla Sweater, which I started LAST FALL. I got it almost to where it was in that...
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20-something little clouds
It’s a finished project! Isn’t THAT fancy?! Project Details: Pattern: 22 Little Clouds, by Martina Behm. Yarn: Black Wolf Ranch Spirit Alpaca/silk blend. This is a DK weight, I used 3 skeins, or 750...
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Two-fer
It’s time for more finished stuff! First up is a pair of socks. Aren’t those pretty? The yarn is Urth striped sock yarn, Uneek Sock, in oranGGe. These are for me. The pattern is the same as always,...
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New little things
I finished a couple of things this week! Our neighbor was over last week to have a wee dram with John. Whilst he was distracted, Hank ate his hat. So I did what every good knitter would do. I searched...
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Well, damn
Two and a half months later… The last few months really got away from me. I signed up for 3 separate classes at the Graham School for both fall and winter quarters. These are 3 hour classes per week...
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Jolly Green Giant
And I finished something! Pattern: Boneyard Shawl, by Stephen West Yarn: Ullcentrum 2-ply gradient; sport weight yarn, 3 skeins, 984 yards Started: January 1, 2024 Finished: April 1, 2024 For: Me...
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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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It’s a sweater!
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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58
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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