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  • Hat Progress and Still More New Stuff

    It’s been a few days so I thought I’d update you on the hat I’m making. I think it’s almost done! It’s wider at the top than the bottom, and I’m making it slightly longer than I normally would so that it can have room to be a bit billowy. I’ve been trying on as…

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  • Hat Math

    I’m always finding myself explaining to my daughter why she really needs all that math they teach her at school. Well, kid, here’s an example! It seems I have a problem making hats that fit me just right. I’m all about the guessing, and usually they wind up too big or too small. Well, duh.…

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  • Cantaloupe Hat?

    Sometimes I think you just never know what you’re gonna end up with when you knit with Noro Kureyon yarn. I started my do-over of the top down, no swatch hat, and I’m using a different rainbow-y colorway. Well, wouldn’t you know, the oranges came out first, followed by the greens. Someone in the Noro…

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  • Knitting Day in Bowie–Tropical Storm Edition

    Today we had our monthly gathering at the Borders Books in Bowie. Despite the threat of bad weather from Tropical Storm Hanna, we had a good sized group today, including one newcomer. Welcome, Ann! Click on the picture in the gallery to embiggen the photo! As for me, I picked back up on the brown…

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  • If at First You Don’t Succeed…

    Ok, so on the surface, this hat looks like it should be pretty dang cute. Here’s the thing. I was impatient. It is too small! At least that’s how I’m interpreting the shaping as it sits on my actual head. I should have made the top circle larger than my actual head size so that…

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  • Running Stitch

    Dear Annette, This blog post is for you. I recently shared with you the pattern, The Trouble with Tribbles, which is a round dishcloth. I knew you’d think it was fun. When it came to the end of the pattern though, we both got confused on how to actually create the circle shape. Guess what?…

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