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  • FO: Cashmere Ithacaowl

    I wanted to make a gray version of my Ithacowl. And I did. I knit this a couple of weeks ago…it only took a week.
    Pattern: My very own Ithacowl! Free!
    Yarn: One skein School Products’ Donegal Cashmere Tweed, bulky. $20 for 95 yards.
    Needles: 16″ bamboo Clovers, size 7 (same as the first Ithacowl!)
    Project began/ended: Started February [...]

    Friday 26th February 2010 - 11:40:58 AM | Comments (2)

  • Lemon drop sock: WIP

    I’m sort of participating in Knitting Olympics, in that I’m knitting and watching them. I did cheat (not with steroids), but by casting on the toe and knitting it before the opening ceremonies. This yarn’s color is “Lemon Drop” and the stitch pattern is a bit lemon drop-y too. Adam, without seeing the label, remarked [...]

    Tuesday 16th February 2010 - 10:07:12 PM | Comment (1)

  • FO: Garter Yoke Sweater

    It was cold, so I was wearing my Hot Pink Mittens. Adam says it looks like I am wearing oven mitts. The pucker at the waist can and will be blocked out–I haven’t washed and blocked it yet.
    Pattern: Garter Yoke Cardigan, by Melissa LaBarre, in Knit.1 Fall/Winter 2008. [Ravelry link here.] This is (and I [...]

    Monday 8th February 2010 - 1:27:13 AM | Comments (6)

  • Re-knit

    Here’s a link to an interesting project–send your sweater to this guy’s mom and she re-knits it into a scarf or this month, cut-off gloves. (My concern would be if you sent a seamed sweater instead of a continuously knit one, but anyway.) 
    In knitting news, (which I almost just typed as “knews”) I have a [...]

    Thursday 4th February 2010 - 11:40:59 AM | Comment (1)