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    The Fun Part

    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…

    The Increases…

    …are done. Just sayin’. Onward!

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    Day Four: Where Are They Now? (UFO Hell, That’s Where!)

    Day Four: Where Are They Now? (UFO Hell, That’s Where!)

    Almost everybody who knits in today’s world knows what this is: This is, of course, the famous Clapotis. Come on, I know you’ve made one. Haven’t we all? All, except… me. You see, this is my attempt at Clapotis. Probably my second attempt, at that. No, it is not hard to do. In fact, once…

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  • New Look?

    I’ve been playing with the look of my blog banner and background over the last day or two. Of course, it HAS to be purple… 🙂 But what do you think? I thought about using a stock photo of someone’s hands knitting but my, ahem, technique is so unique to me that I had to…

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  • My UFO Hall of Shame…

    Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. These are the ones for which I have evidence, anyway… My first cabled poncho was made from Alafoss Lopi–can you say itchy? I was a young knitter and didn’t know better. Plus I didn’t know yet how to make mirrored increases and so my increases look yucky. Rhoda says I should…

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