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Sweet Georgia May 09 Fiber Club3-ply (Ply-on-the-fly), spun on a Golding Tsunami Approximately 209 m, 4 oz

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Many stitches. From top to bottom:Skeleton Scarf from Arctic LaceBaby QuiltLaminaria from KnittyCathedral Windows quilt

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I have been busy. I came home and looked outside and the sun was still shining. I decided to gather all of the knitting that doesn't have a picture on Ravelry and document them. Parts of this pile go back to the summer, and parts are recently finished. I have two socks I'm currently working on, and both are exactly halfway completed. Embossed Leaves, and Anastasia.I spun 4 oz. of wool on my new

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In 2008 I completed:3 lap quilts &3 sewn shirts2 bags2 pairs of stranded mittens6 pairs of socks8 sweaters3 shrugs3 hatsand5 scarvesI tried out many new things:quiltingsewing clothingknitting for a commissioncolorworkknitting a sweater with lighter yarnwearing vestsblowing glassbasketweavingspinning(among others)My goals for this year:Use what I have instead of accumulating needlesslyBe

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The past few weeks I have been lucky enough to have several days off of work, and I've been keeping myself busy. I started this bag over the summer, and have been gradually working away at it. Each of those blue circles were sewn by machine and turned inside out. There are slits in the blue where they were turned. Then I sewed them together into the shape above. I put batting and the green

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I usually make things for myself. I don't feel guilty about it: I knit for myself, both my mind and my wardrobe. I'm getting to the point where I wear something I've made almost every day, but I still have a list of things I'm working on. I have worked on things for a few other people I'm close to, but it's not frequent. Until the end of August. A dear friend of mine emailed me and asked if I

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I have some summer knitting that I'm finishing up this weekend -- just as the heat is about to turn on. It is part of the cotton kick I have been on, and let me tell you, I can't wait until I cast on for my next new project so I can use 100% wool. The yarn for this is great, though -- it's Elann Sonata in a burnt orange color. It's a deep, rich color and it shows off the texture pattern very

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So in April I was at home and finishing up a quilt, and my mom said to me, "I would love something like that on my kitchen table." I had been eyeing a pattern (Bargello) in Stashbuster Quilts (by Lynne Edwards) that used strip piecing techniques to create a quilt with a wave pattern. I bought the fabric for it right away, and then started the project in August. The blocks came together pretty

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I spent the summer exploring new things: new places, new crafts, new organization and new techniques. One thing I decided to explore further was fair isle knitting.Up until I made these mittens, I wasn't completely sold on colorwork. It was interesting, but it just took too long to knit, and I still conjoured up thoughts of reindeer sweaters when I thought of it. Not that there's anything wrong

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Over the summer, we did some organization of our apartment. This included buying another bookcase for all of the things that have yet to find a home. I also had to go through my stash and reorganize it once again. Ikea to the rescue!As always with Ikea furniture, the assembly process was a little tedious. Astro fit perfectly in the shelves of the new Expedit bookcase from Ikea. The shelves even

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In the beginning of the summer I went on a kick knitting with cotton. I have knit almost exlusively with wool since I started, with the exception of a few dishcloths. This was knit with what has been my favorite cotton yarn to date: Knitting Fever's Intermezzo DK. I love the crispness of the stitches in the lacework. I actually wore this to work today.I love the lace bib of this pattern, and the

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Towards the beginning of this year one of my closest friends told me she was expecting her first child. Immediately, I started planning what I would give Baby. I knew I wanted something handmade and special, and I began to look for some great kid-friendly fabrics. I wanted lots of color, recognizable prints and a classic color palette. Nobody knew whether Baby would be a boy or a girl, but I knew

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Finally, some new pictures for the blog.My computer hard drive crashed, and the photo-editing software needed to be reloaded. Since we take raw images, we needed the software for the images to be read, and it took a while. I'm sorry.In the meantime, something big happened in my family.It was a crazy weekend: two cakes, four loaves of bread and three full meals. No knitting, sewing or quilting,

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As you can see, I've been busy. All of those bobbins were full a week ago, and the spools of thread, too. One great thing about quilting is that I get to use up all my extra thread on my bobbins.I know you're supposed to match the thread content to your fabric content. In theory I agree with it, but the practical side of me likes using up every last inch of thread in my bobbins. Especially when

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I have a horrible tendency to promise my mother I'll make her something for, say, Christmas, and then be very tardy with the project's completion. Here is the first (unlined and thumbless) mitten she asked for. When she looked through Magnificent Mittens, she loved the wide cuffs that go outside of your jacket. I said happily I'd make her some using some leftover yarn she had. This is

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I started this one a long time ago, after I saw some of these on blogs. After the Flying Geese Quilt, I had a ton of extra 5" squares, and I loved the idea of color floating in white space.I did modifly the pattern after my experience with the Flying Geese quilt. I think most of these quilts were made in strips, but I knew my strips wouldn't be even because I still have not perfected the 1/4"

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I traveled this summer. It seems like I've been away from home almost the entire time. Things are finally settling down, and I had a chance to take some pictures this morning. In my travels I made some discoveries. None of them really surprised the people who know me well.At the Corning Museum of Glass I discovered I enjoy glass-blowing. They have workshops where you get to blow your own glass.

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This is Wordle, which I borrowed from Lolly. It's called Me, and I did it here.I have not forgotten about the blog. I'm still around, and I've been keeping myself busy. I haven't taken any pictures recently, and am about to disappear again, but I'll keep you posted!Happy summer!

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About a month ago I looked outside and realized the weather was changing and summer was approaching. I have been trying to wear something handmade every day, and with the new season I was running out of opportunities. I bought some more yarn, and started a few more projects. This is the Frock Camisole, out of Elann Adara in Fern. I love the pattern, especially the way the shaping around the

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So, in order for the needles to have been empty yesterday, I needed to have a few more finished pieces, right?? This is the Flower Basket Shawl blocking.I loved knitting this, although it took me ages. I wasn't able to work on it consistently, which is why it took me so long. You can only kind of see the variegation in this picture, but the yarn's semi-solidness made it beautiful to knit with.

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This morning I woke up and realized I had NOTHING on my needles. Now, that never happens. Ever. I usually have 3 projects going on: one lace, one pair of socks that stays in my bag, and one garment. Sometimes it goes up to five. I've been tearing through things, though, and decided to finish the pair of socks that has been languishing since March. They, however, are not making it to this post. A

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Sometime about two years ago, I ordered this spindle kit from Hello Yarn. I decided to get the BFL because I had heard so much about it, and I wanted undyed fiber because I didn't want to worry about screwing up "good" dyed fiber. I began to practice and practice, and then I had my dyeing adventure. After I spun a few singles, I tried a two-ply. It wasn't my favorite, so I tried a three-ply with

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Here's another picture of Starsky: I actually was out with a camera and someone else to take my picture with it! That doesn't happen much. I was taking a workshop on using community architecture to determine the history of a neighborhood. Here's one of the photographs I took the same day:Somwhere in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I think the similar, yet different architecture is fascinating.

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So even though I disappeared from the blog for the past month, I've been busy. I spent my week-long vacation sewing and knitting. The quilt got finished, Starsky got finished, and lots more. Since my last bag was a little too dismal for spring, I made this: It's the Pleated Bag from Bend The Rules Sewing. I like the pattern, and it holds a lot of stuff. The fabric is home dec weight cotton from

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Remember this? It's turned into this:Honestly, I enjoyed every part except the quilting. My favorite part of it, however, is not the geometric nature, the bright colors, the layout, the zig-zag sashing. No, my favorite part of it is the quilting. I see more quilting in my future.A peek at the back.To be fair, I have to admit some of my quilting troubles were magnified by this particular project.

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I started this sweater ages ago -- I think in January. I began with gusto, and then wasn't sure I would like it. Things got crazy, and I didn't feel like working on the cables. The patterning every row got to me. I finished the back, and then had to recalculate the sides. Ugh. After the sides were finished, it flew by.(Please forgive the angle of this photograph. It is really not as squat as it

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I've been a bit behind with everything recently, and haven't had much free time to post or respond to emails. I'm trying to catch up this weekend, but you're due for some new photos! This sock was knit from the last of the yarn I dyed, and I like it a lot.The eye-of-partridge heel works so well with the variegation. I love the way the colors blend. I'm much happier with these socks than I was

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Remember this yarn? The crazy colors that would have made a splendid pair of socks, but are a bit too bright for something laceweight? I think it's actually looking pretty good. Thanks to Knitty, I found the perfect simple, yet interesting, pattern that shows off the color and mutes it just a bit.Here is the Lace Ribbon Scarf. It's cruising along and I've made a lot of progress. It's been a

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I need to dye more yarn. I've knit up the yarn I dyed in January amazingly quickly. Here is the Flower Basket Shawl by Evelyn Clark. The yarn is Zephyr 2/18, which I purchased for my veil. I dyed it a lovely peach color and it's going to be beautiful.

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I've also finished my Dragon Socks. These were a pain, but I like the result! Specs:Yarn: Knit Picks Bare Sock -- hand-dyed by me (I'm still working on pooling-prevention)Pattern: Dragon Socks (a variation on Undulating Rib Socks in Favorite Socks)Needles: Size 1sFor a complete list of issues I had with these socks, see this post. They were a beast to finish, although really the pattern went

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I have been distracted from knitting recently by my sewing machine. I've pulled it out and set it up, and as Grumperina remarked, it is quite a feat for those of us who live in apartments! Because of this, I've been neglected my knitting needles in favor of my quilt blocks. I'm happy to say that it looks like the coast is clear for some more knitting! The fabric that came in was perfect, and I

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I think this is where he spends most of his time when I am at work. Every minute he isn't right next to me he is on this windowsill keeping watch. The other dog can't jump up that high, and so it is a peaceful retreat. He sits here for hours. As for me, my fabric arrived yesterday. I'm off to wash it now. My weekend has just filled up!

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I had some great yarn, and wanted a matchy-matchy set for winter. A scarf, a hat and some mitts. Enter Bainbridge. I started Sunday night. Monday night I was finished.It probably doesn't look as cute on me. But you get the idea. I think this might be a pattern that works better in a firmer yarn -- maybe I'll try to felt this just a wee bit so that it firms up. I love the way the variegation

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I took the sewing machine out and haven't really gotten my knitting focus back since. I think I need a couple of quick projects that are satisfying -- none of the ones I currently have are doing it for me. Then I lost two needles from the sock I have been carrying around for the past few months, while the sock was in my bag. (I have no idea where the needles are, but was able to save the sock.)

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A long time ago, about 2 years ago, I ordered many, many 5" square pieces of quilting fabric from ebay. The prints were ok, and there were colors I wouldn't have dreamed of picking up on my own. Then I forgot about them and let them sit on my shelf. Until last week.I've been pondering the idea of a quilt with flying geese on it. I knew I had seen an easy way to piece these blocks on Simply Quilts

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The Tangled Yoke wasn't all I finished the third week in February.I finished the top of this quilt two years ago, basted it promptly, and attempted to hand-quilt it. Hand quilting is not my thing, so I tied it. Wow -- on a quilt this size, the ties take a long, long time to finish. I used leftover sock yarn for the them and it was a perfect match. I guess I have a definite palette preference,

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I completed the Tangled Yoke within three days after the last entry. By completed, I mean finished the yoke, the buttonbands and wove in the ends.Then I went and chose buttons. I sewed them on carefully. I blocked the sweater, tried it on, and the buttonband gaped, even though I was careful to put a button on the largest part of the chest. (I read somewhere that this is a good way to stop that

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I have finished two sleeves and the body and am about to join them to work on the yoke of a sweater, the same one you have seen here and swatched here. It is the Tangled Yoke cardigan from the Fall 2007 Interweave Knits (that's a Ravelry link). I am actually using the recommended yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed in Crush - number 139 and it does look like I will have plenty of yarn. Yippee! This is one

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Kusha-Kusha ScarfBut my own, simple version. Cast-on, knit, cast-off.Yarn: Habu Wool-Stainless Steel, Knit Picks Lace in Sunset. I overdyed the merino in the hopes of getting more complimentary colors; I may throw the whole thing back in dye when I finish. I love the simplicity, although it's not something I would usually begin. I found the stainless steel at Habu a few weeks ago and

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I really like the way the pattern stands out so clearly when it's on the foot. It's really much better than when it's off. I stuck an eye-of-partridge heel flap along with a Dutch heel on these babies. They would have been a perfect, fast knit except that I forgot 2 fundamental elements of sock knitting. 1) Make sure your heel flap uses 1/2 of your stitches. This one was closer to 1/3 of the

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I wanted to buy the Interweave Holiday Issue the moment I saw this hat. I couldn't find it anywhere, and then -- last weekend when I was out shopping I saw it at School Products. I snatched it up immediately. This is the yarn (again) that I dyed myself. I like this skein much, much better than the sock yarn (but then, it's aran-weight instead of sock yarn, and meant for a head instead of

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The newly dyed yarn was too tempting! I'm excited to see that it doesn't really seem to be pooling very badly.This is a pattern loosely based on the Undulating Rib Socks from Favorite Socks -- but completely different. I wanted some purl stitches and some knit stitches, so (even though you can't see it in the above picture, unstretched) I did a 3x1 rib then a 1x3 rib to achieve the look. I think

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This sock, however, just channels alligator, doesn't it?Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug purchased at PurlNeedles: Size 1 DPNsPattern: Twin Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks

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I really enjoyed the weekend of dyeing. A friend was up to visit and we went a wee bit crazy, as you could tell from the last post. I've now ordered my own dyes and I can't wait to give it another go, although we'll see how it works out!I couldn't wait to wind the yarn and see what it looked like in the ball. I mean, I really couldn't wait. The yarn was still a wee bit damp, so I had to reskein

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It started like this: Progressed like this: Then it got hot:And then:Some roving: At the end, this is what we had:Left: Cotton chenille, middle left -- cashmere/merino blend, sock yarn and silk/wool laceweight, right -- Cascade 220, sock yarn, laceweight, undyed laceweight.

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Before the crisis, I swatched. I swatched a lot. On the left, Patons Classic Wool from JoAnn Fabric on size 7 needles. In the middle, Rowan Felted Tweed on size 3 needles and on the right, Elann Peruvian Pure Alpaca Fina on size 3 needles. I love the look of a simple stockinette swatch, and it's good practice to help keep me from rowing out (my gauge is looser when I purl than when I knit).

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Another pair of socks: These are Virve's Stockings from Folk Knitting in Estonia. I love the touch of colorwork at the ankles. Maybe it will make mine look a little bit smaller! I remember reading about dainty ankles in historical fiction books when I was a kid, and although there are other parts of me that remain dainty, my ankles are not one of those parts....I knit these socks very

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I have been reading about Cat Bordhi's innovations for a while on blogland. Although I've never tried knitting socks on 2 circulars, I've been intrigued. Then I received her latest book for Christmas. Wow! Great sock patterns, but even better -- a technique that can easily be adapted into a generic "formula" for making socks. Not only that, but I also learned two new increases that are

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So I finished knitting the Indigo Ripples skirt quite a while ago. If you noticed (probably not), it was on the sidebar. I finished the body a long time ago, and had to wait until I had access to a washing machine and a dryer to finish it. Since it is made out of denim yarn, you have to shrink it, and I added extra length so I could dry it in the dryer. This all happened over the winter vacation,

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I have a new project. I have been working on it and loving it, and there are photos to introduce it properly. Not right now, though. I found that I had increased a few extra stitches, and so I ripped out an inch. Not a big deal. A pain in the neck, but no big deal. I was impressed with myself for taking so much care with this project.Then:Yup. See all those loose stitches? Those are the

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Here you see two of my favorite pairs of handknit socks. On the right, the first pair of toe-up socks I made. On the left, the first pair of socks I made, ever. Both of these socks are near to two years old, and it shows. The blue pair has felted on the bottom, and there is an awful lot of pilling on the grey pair.The grey pair has been out of commission for more than a year, now, with a huge

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The last finished piece of 2007 was not knitting. I was on a sewing kick. This is remnant fabric from Joann's. It was on sale and I bought it on an impulse. Then I got busy.This is also sale fabric from Joann's. The Toblerone however, did not come from there!My new bag! I followed the directions for the quilted coasters in Last Minute Quilted Gifts and then attached a gusset/handle to the

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On the top is the washed mitten, on the bottom the unwashed. I love the way the colors blend after blocking, and the way fair isle looks on the inside.Can you see why these are called Invisible Thumb mittens?

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I took a break from knitting to venture into some sewing with this book. I love it! There are so many cute ideas and I just had to try them out. I wanted to make this puzzle ball from the very beginning, but had used up all of my stuffing with the birds. I finally was around a supply of stuffing (not cotton, I'm afraid -- my mom had plenty of polyfill hanging about that I used instead) and

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I went to my yarn shop in search of the Interweave Holiday Edition and found something so much better. Magnificent Mittens has been out of print, and I have been eyeing the Ravelry lists enviously. Then, on the shelves, I spotted it -- at cover value. I just had to buy it. I mean, it's retailing for over $200, right? So as usual, I searched my stash for yarn for a week and mulled it over. I

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I guess you could say that this week has been a blocking festival. My Mystic Waters is complete! My first knit-along went quite well, and I kept up with each of the clues. The pattern was wonderful, and I love this edging that borders the entire shawl. This is my other favorite part -- I love the design to the right and think it would make a lovely border on a wide scarf!I love the specks of

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I have a flock of these at home. From this fabric, using the pattern from here. They were REALLY quick -- and will make great stocking stuffers & simple gifts.

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There is one pattern that I have been yearning to knit since I first laid eyes on it. I usually don't buy pattern books unless I am overwhelmed by the technique and know I would make many of them. Folk Socks, for example has won me over. I love Knitting Vintage Socks and Victorian Lace Today. I know I will knit several of the shawls from Folk Shawls, and I've made good use of my Interweave

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I got home just as the sun was setting today and tried to take pictures with at least a little natural lighting. I succeeded for about a minute, but no more. These photos are presentable only because of Adobe Lightroom. I contemplated saving some of them for another post, but I think I'm better off just doing it all at once this time:This is Mystic Waters -- I'm now 5/8 done! I'm still keeping up

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I finished the jacket, but haven't had a chance to take any pics yet. I also finished the second clue of Mystic Waters, which is still a beautiful pattern. Then I continued working on the Indigo Ripples (my row gauge is quite off, because I'm planning to dry the skirt in the dryer, and checked gauge that way, so I had to order more yarn). I also cast on for Virve's Stockings from Folk Knitting

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So I am on a few Yahoo groups and I don't really participate that much, but I do enjoy reading all the discussion about knitting. I tend to be pretty solitary when I'm in the middle of a project, and like to figure out things myself. However, when someone on one of the Yahoo groups pointed out that there was a mystery shawl knitalong called Mystic Waters, I just had to try and join. I found some

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I have been knitting. Quite a lot, actually. But you won't see any pictures of what I've been doing because the camera has run out of batteries and I don't seem to know where the charger is. So.... Although I haven't in about six months, I do enjoy sewing. Particularly when I'm at my mother's house and have access to her machine, which can do many more interesting things than my simple

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I know I said I was going to knit what goes with the swatch next, but I guess I don't always know what's coming next! I was browsing here and found this. I ordered yarn from Webs on an impulse, in a color brighter than I usually wear, and what do you know -- it's almost finished! I'll have pics after its washed.And, as usual, I have found another distraction -- the Mystic Waters Mystery Shawl

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I finished the long neglected so-called scarf -- a project I had begun before I started blogging. This project didn't speak to me, and I wasn't sure why. I finally know, now that I finished it and a hat, as well. At first I thought that I didn't like the yarn, since it was so loosely spun, or that I didn't like the pattern, since it made the needles do acrobatics. It turns out that I didn't like

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I finished the Socks that Rock stockinette socks last weekend, and darned the ends during the week. I made them reversible so I could enjoy the variegation two different ways, and tried something new with the toes and heels, too. I knit Pricilla Gibson-Roberts' afterthought heel from here. Before I knit the heel, though, I turned the sock inside-out on the needles, so that my heel would be in

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A swatch in Den-M-Nit in Dark Indigo is waiting to be washed.Gauge pre-wash: 21 stitches = 4 inches 28 rows = 4 inches

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Lightweight Socks that Rock in AlgaeI love the colors in this skein. The greens -- from lime to lemon to mint & sage, and the dusky purples.I tried making Jaywalkers from this yarn. Unfortunately, the yarn began pooling. Do you see the big stripe of gray? That's only on that one part of the sock. It was going to be bad. So I ripped it out. The solution? Stockinette over 64 stitches on size 1s.

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Who would have thought that I wouldn't have been able to wear the socks that I finished the last week of September for several weeks! That's the way it looks, anyway. These socks have been sitting on my endtable waiting to be photographed, and I haven't even been tempted to pick them up. First up: Gentleman's Railway Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks. Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock in Baltic

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Designed by Kelley at http://www.kknit.blogspot.com/On a cold night in the mountains, you need something to cover your shoulders and protect your neck. The alpaca yarn delivers a great deal of warmth, yet does not take up much space. A great traveling knit, it is made from just one ball of Misti Alpaca Lace on size 4 needles. I knit until I ran out of yarn, and used my gauge swatch as well, so if

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I finished something. Nothing as monumental as the veil, or as welcomed, but it's still a hurdle I had to get over. It's not blocked yet, but here's a peek:At the same time, the Gentleman's Railway Socks are nearing completion: I'm past the heel, working my way toward the toe. All of that commuter knitting really adds up, I guess! Now, what will come next? I have an idea of something that

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Yarnival is here! (And I'm in it!)

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I'm not feeling any of my current projects, really. I'm trekking away at them because they need to be finished, but my heart isn't with them. Don't get me wrong -- I love the Railway Socks and I think the lace will come together well. I'm even remembering why I bought the wool for My So-Called Scarf on an impulse. I just don't feel like knitting any of them. I don't think it's overkill from

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I am an inherent multi-tasker when it comes to knitting. One of the hardest parts of knitting the veil was sticking to only one project. As I was chipping away row by row, I kept eyeing my sock knitting books, my other lace knitting books and other patterns wishfully. I did manage to complete one sock before I realized that I almost wouldn't have a veil at all and had to stop. I just cast-on for

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Specs on the Veil:Yarn: Merino Oro in Natural White 028, 1 1/4 skeinsNeedles: Addi Lace size 1s, 24"Pattern: Original, but derived from EZ's Pi Shawl in Knitter's Almanac, Victorian Lace Today and this Elann pattern.Started: Swatching began at the very beginning of June. I started knitting the veil on June 17th.Completed: August 12

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The woman at Knit-A-Way tried to warn me. I went into her shop the second week in June and bought myself some Addi Lace needles (size 1). When she found out that I planned on knitting myself a veil for my wedding, she asked me, "When?"I replied, "This August."She asked, "A year from now?""No, two months from now -- almost to the day."She looked at me in disbelief. "Why in the world are you just

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I'll make it. I'm almost halfway finished with the edging. I started the edging 2 1/2 days ago. I have 4 more days to go.No time to take photos or upload them or do anything but continue!(The cut I got yesterday on my left index finger doesn't help any, either....) To break up the text: When I was in North Carolina, I was taking pictures of some flowers in a greenhouse when this happened.

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Let's do the math:I am up to about 150 stitches on my needles and have to do 6 more repeats. Each repeat takes an hour, underestimating.Then I will have 300 stitches on my needle. Each repeat then will take me about 2 hours. I'm guessing I will have to do around 24 repeats (maybe a few less) for the size I want. That means I have around 54 hours of knitting left to go before I am finished with

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Veil, Phase 2:This looks like it has a radius of about 6" -- for only about 2.5 hours of work, it's not bad! (I know, I know. This was the quick and easy part, where I still only have about 75 stitches on my needles....)I mixed up the chart somewhere during the second repeat of the mesh lace pattern, and didn't find it until it was too late. I decided to cast off and use this as a second swatch -

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I love it when I get packages in the mail! Even if I ordered them myself. Here is some Merino Oro in Natural and yet another sock book.

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I was serious about the veil. See?These are the swatches to test out patterns. Above is the horseshoe lace pattern from here. This is the English Mesh Lace from the same place. And this is the mini-vine lace. I think it should look like the top part of the swatch. I wasn't enamoured enough to continue.This is the flickering flames lace pattern from here. If you follow the link and scroll down

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I completed my eighth pair of wool socks. They fit beautifully -- just a tad snug, which will help make sure they stay up as I walk. I haven't worn them for more than a few minutes, so we'll have to wait until it cools down to see how it goes.I really like the subtlety of the heel shaping and the calf-increases. Non-knitters probably wouldn't notice these details, but they really add to the

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I finished knitting Isabella right before I went to Rochester last weekend. I had been thinking that the bottom flared a bit too much, and after I seamed it (painstakingly, using mattress stitch) I realized that it really did flare. I did not appear to have a waist when I wore it. Since the sweater was knit from the bottom up, I used my mom's sewing machine and took out my scissors.Usually I

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I picked up my wedding dress today. This does have to do with knitting, but in a rather abstract way. For the first time, I got to look at the construction of the veils, and it seems like most of them are semi-circular. I tested a few out, and I think the ideal radius of a finished veil is about the length of my outstretched knuckles to the far side of my neck. I'm still considering using a

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I was looking at other blogs and found this. So here goes:This summer I am getting married. In addition to the usual knitting, I'm planning on knitting my veil. I'm mulling over a couple of patterns right now. I've gotten ahold of some Zephyr, which I'll be swatching as soon as I finish Isabella & Monkey #1. I'm still thinking about triangular vs. square, and how the draping would be

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I was doing this:Yes, these are gourds. Very grimy gourds. Soaking in soapy water. (And yes, that is the same bucket as I use to wash my socks in.) See the bubbles on the right that form a diagonal line? That's where the toothbrush is that I used to clean the gourds.Here they are after some scrubbing. See the yellowish one in the front? It was exactly as dirty as the really gross one in the water

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I have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to taking photos. After a tall enough pile builds, then I wait for sunlight, haul out the camera, take the photos, download them and then create a post. Then the procrastination begins again.I just went through a repeat of this cycle, and hopefully the duration of the upcoming procrastination phase will not be as long as the last one.Here goes:

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This actually has to do with knitting! I borrowed it from here.If You Knit Long Enough… Bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing.AfghanI-cordGarter stitchKnitting with metal wireShawlStockinette stitchSocks: top-downSocks: toe-upKnitting with camel yarnMittens: Cuff-upMittens: Tip-downHatKnitting with silkMoebius band

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I must say, I surprised myself. When I first started knitting, I couldn't distinguish between wool and cotton. For a while, I even enjoyed knitting with cotton more because a lot of the wool sweaters I had in my wardrobe caused me to break out. My very first cable project was a gorgeous scarf, hat & mitten set, knit completely out of cotton yarn. For the past year and a half, the only yarn I

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I have finished most of my winter projects that have been on the needle -- a little bit out of season, but since the weather also has been uncooperative, it has been fine. First up are Eunny's Endpaper Mitts, which are absolutely lovely. I did have some modifications to the pattern. Since my thumbs are surprisingly large, I increased every other row for the thumb gusset, instead of every third

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Swallowtail Shawl is blocked.

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Swallowtail Shawl before blocking.Pattern: Interweave Knits, Fall 2006, by Evelyn A. ClarkYarn: School Product's Handdyed Laceweight Merino, less than 1 skein (about 400 yards) in beautiful variations of sageNeedles: Inox 4s from Halcyon YarnBegun and completed in March, 2007.Detail of the lily of the valley border pattern (with nupps).I've also been busy on the train. The weather has warmed up

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Swallowtail is done!And there's lots of other progress, too. I haven't had any long breaks this month, and have spent more time out at meetings or with friends than usual, but it's incredible what I've accomplished. Other people have noticed some of the things I've worn to school. Today I wore my Pi Shawl all day around my shoulders -- I'm coming down with a nasty cold and I tried the German

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The Print o' the Wave Stole is finally done. I began it when we went to Cincinnati to visit my new niece in October. This was my first big lace project -- I had only done the E-Z shawl before, and this was much more complicated. I had to begin by only doing a couple of repeats at a time.I took pictures of the shawl before I snipped off the ends. I didn't realize that they would show this badly.

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My trip home for the holidays was eventful. I did a little bit of knitting:I finished Grandma's Bog Jacket! Sorry about the bad picture quality. I didn't realize all my pictures were until I came back home. The sweater was still with Grandma, and I really wanted to post about this. Elizabeth Zimmermann's Bog Jacket from Knitting Around. I finished seaming the sweater together about 10 minutes and

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I have been frantically trying to knit my grandmother (who is, by the way, 98 years old) a sweater for Christmas. Each year I try to come up with something original to give her, but it's become very difficult to find presents that she will appreciate and find useful. I was flipping through Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Around and saw the Bog Jacket. I rather liked the striped shoulders, although

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Yesterday during Friday Lunch Club (when a group of my 4th grade students gets to eat lunch with me) I was having a conversation with my kids about knitting. I have been teaching a fellow teacher how to knit, and she walked in. I asked her how it was going, and whether she still . One of the boys picked up on this, and said, "You know, Ms. D, Kelley is a genius." I was really taken aback by his

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Things have been moving along the past couple of weeks. I have so many projects going that it's difficult to see the progress I'm making, but it's there.I think it's time for some pictures of the projects I have going on right now and one I finished recently....This sweater was a project of mine from last year. It is knit out of Knitpicks Wool of the Andes colorway Fog. The pattern is from Vogue

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Bavarian SocksKnitpicks Essential Solid: GrassKnit on Knitpicks size 0sStarted around September 26thSporadic progress made (100+ stitches in a round!)Heel turned 11/22/06Pattern: available at www.eunnyjang.com/knitModifications: Extra stitches included for calf-shaping. Simple Cable Rib Socks from Sensational Knitted SocksStarted: November 1One down, one heel turn coming up.Knit in Knitpicks

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I knit to relax. To create something out of very little. Historians study artifacts to discover the past. When I knit, I create an artifact of my own. I can look back on a piece I've finished and remember when I worked on it.I have been knitting since 2000, crocheting since 1994. Just recently I have begun to experiment with weaving, dyeing & spinning (in that order). The top is sock yarn dyed in

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