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Live and Learn
Well, ok. Section Three (the short rows) section of my Color Affection shawl is well underway. And I’ve realized, now that I can see the proverbial light at the end of the knitting black hole (how’s THAT for mixing metaphors?) that I’ve made an error in judgement. I am a habitually loose knitter, so I…
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The Knitting Goes On…
I’ve been making slow but steady progress on my Color Affection shawl: I’m concerned that the shawl seems very wide but not too deep so far. I hope that when it’s all done that it’s big and snuggly. I suppose if needed I could make the border section wider. The shawl is intended to be…
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Yes, I’ve Been Knitting, Too.
Ok, so this website did start out as a knitting blog, and I’m not intending to lose that concept. It’s been a while, but I have an update. I’m fascinated by the Color Affection shawl, and have yarn to make four of them. *gasp* This one is made from Dream In Color Starry yarn in…
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Hobby-Knitter: Visions of Knitters Past
On Friday, I received a new knitting gadget in the mail. No, that’s not true, really. The item I received is actually quite old, and best as I can tell, never used, or only very gently used. It is a Hobby-Knit I-cord machine, and it was manufactured in about 1949. Somehow a knitting vendor received…
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The Fun Part
See what this is? This week, I’ve finally begun the “straight rows” section of the Clapotis pattern. This means I get to drop stitches! Yay! On purpose. I’ve actually done this before (follow the link and scroll down for the evidence), and it is terribly fun at the outset. The problem, as I see it,…
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The Increases…
…are done. Just sayin’. Onward!