Adventures with sticks and string.
Today is finally the release day for Wendy Knits Lace (though the e-book won’t be available for another few days). I’m not terribly thrilled, however, that Mother Nature saw fit to celebrate this event with a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia. We are all okay here, though both Lucy and I were pretty freaked when [...]
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I am making good progress on my new lace sweater. The back is done and I now have some done on the front as well. On the back, the stitches are on holders because I am going to join the shoulders via three-needle bind-off, the same way I did the last lace sweater. Lace Week! [...]
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Insomnia: it’s not always a bad thing. I’ve had a couple of sleepless nights this week, so my lace in progress is, well, progressing. As I mentioned in my last blog post, this is another lace sweater, and it will be styled similarly to the last one I made. (I know I haven’t written up [...]
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I am back at Camp Loopy with my third camp project, started in the wee hours of yesterday. (Sometimes insomnia is not a bad thing.) Here is a lace edging: That is the start of a sweater, similar in style to the last lace pullover I made. The edging is the bottom edge of the [...]
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My lovely friend Rachael is giving away a copy of Wendy Knits Lace on her blog. She will draw a name tomorrow (Monday), so there still is time for you to post a comment to enter the drawing. Second . . . My Winter Gauntlets pattern is now available for sale in my Ravelry store. [...]
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Reader GeniaKnitz asked in the comments: Just learned about negative ease in socks at the Summit (No WONDER my socks are so slippy on my feet!), do you also put negative ease in mittens? And can anyone recommend a good basic mitten book for this mitten beginner? You don’t want negative ease in mittens — [...]
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I’ve not got much blogging time today, but I wanted to check in to report that I’m making good progress on my latest mitten project. Here is the first one completed. And here is the palm. As you can see, I deviated from my nearly ubiquitous corrugated ribbing for two-color mittens and instead did a [...]
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Last week I got a review copy of Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi: More Than 40 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give by Anna Hrachovec, which is due to be released next week, on August 16. I can sum up this book in one word: adorable. Need proof? Check out this photo at the bottom of the Acknowledgements [...]
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