Adventures with sticks and string.
My list of works-in-progress has undergone some changes since last we spoke. The black lace tunic has been relegated to UFO status. I can’t force myself to knit on it, so it has been put away to marinate for a while. I am happily knitting along on both the Thin Ice and Trillian shawls. I [...]
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I spent yesterday on thin ice . . . Working on my Thin Ice Shawl, that is. I’ve made some nice progress on this. It is a very fun knit because you keep switching up what you are doing. You have texture sections. You have lace sections. And you have plain stockinette sections. Just when [...]
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As I mentioned on Tuesday, I currently have four projects on the needles — a number virtually unheard-of for me. The first one you know about. It’s my latest lace tunic, knit from Hand Maiden Swiss Silk in the Raven colorway. I have completed the front and the back and have joined them at the [...]
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I recently received a review copy of the following: Stitch Heaven Salutes Barbara Walker is a DVD with several hours of content. Here is the main menu: I took photos of the DVD in progress on my iMac, by the way. I could use my mouse to select a menu item, but you could also [...]
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I might have jumped the gun a bit on “Knit Whatever the Heck You Want” day. Here is what I was planning to knit today: This is yet another variation (the fourth one) of my Super Slouch hat. I knit this with one skein of MadelineTosh Vintage in the “Ms Taylor” colorway, using the entire [...]
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A photo of the current project: The lace pattern I’m using for the body of this is very simple, but I am really loving the way it looks! Future project: This is Tempted Good Grrl yarn in the “Moondance” colorway. I’ll be using it to knit Laura Linneman’s Thin Ice shawl. I bought the pattern [...]
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Yesterday afternoon after work I settled down to my favorite Monday activity: watching the latest Knitgirllls videocast while working on my current project. It was during the videocast that I discovered that Laura has declared this coming Sunday “Knit On Whatever the Heck You Want Day.” What a great idea! For some of us in [...]
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The weather looks promising. I’ve finished the back of my sweater. I’ve started the front. And Lucy is thinking about hunkering down for a nap. We’ll see how we do!
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