Archive For December, 2008

Demi Loaf – of Toast~

By | December 21, 2008

Toast. Lots and lots of Toast. Thank you Leslie – for a wonderful, fun, fast and toasty pattern idea. Top to bottom (for the Toast made from the aran cashmere – just one skein, cast on 30 sts on size 10 needles. Resulting in a mitt that measures approx 7″ inches around and just a [...]

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Update and then….

By | December 12, 2008

Early Light – Merino Cashmere Nylon Worsted (185 yards per skein) Montgomery – Merino Cashmere Nylon Worsted These and so many more will be available in a shop update today, Friday, December 12th at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. And, then, just maybe, I can see about finishing a pair of these (did you know just one [...]

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A new knitter is born~

By | December 10, 2008

Or, scenes from a very wintry weekend. Check out the whitecaps. It sounded like a freight train coming in across the lake. “Bob, you want me to walk where?” Schnauzer in the snow…. he loved it! She hates the winter, but loves her hat. All geared up to take her own series of wintry photos. [...]

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What does this mean?

By | December 4, 2008

Blocking board and T-pins. First I started making **gasp** gauge swatches and now this? Dare I say it? Am I a hard-core, grown-up knitter now? When did you feel that you were no longer casual knitter (you know, you had to graduate from dishcloths, etc.)? That it was becoming, or had become, an all consuming [...]

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Armageddon, brought to you by Tylenol ~

By | December 2, 2008

Frannie is finished and oh how I love this sweater. So much so, I must have another one. Must. I have some Karabella Soft Tweed in black, calling my name. Details. Really digging the longer torso. Funny how nice and flat the collar lays when you follow the directions of of the pattern and sew [...]

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