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TT 820: Finalement!
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Sunday, May 18, 2014. My sweater projects tend to be endurance runs rather than sprints. I got this yarn as a gift. In August 2013 and it took me forever to figure out how to use it (including an emergency shipment of extra yarn from France). I worked on CustomFit measurements. Throughout the fall. On December 30, I cast on – and I finished the final seam on April 30, 2014. Four months for the knitting, longer for the gestation. I follow Amy Herzog’s advice and made my first CustomFit. 17 rows from the l...
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TT 820: Coming around again
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The wheel has been turning! I’ve been slowly spinning this gorgeous stuff since February, according to my notes. It is Polwarth/silk (85/15) that I bought at MDSW in 2012. From Misty Mountain Farm in Virginia. The color is Blue Spruce. I had 2 braids (so, 8 oz total) and now I have a lot of yarn. This is kind of a lot of yarn. I’m not sure what to do with it. It could make a pretty gigantic shawl! Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Your blue stuff is gorgeous! July 29, 2015 at 8:22 PM.
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TT 820: Good Mail Day: Dorset Down
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Monday, August 10, 2015. Good Mail Day: Dorset Down. I’ve been following Sasha Torres since her podcasting days (she hosted SpinDoctor. Now sadly discontinued). Maybe you remember I mentioned meeting her at MDSW. Sasha’s current venture is Sheepspot. Our first shipment arrived last week and this is what it looks like! We are having both our club goodies delivered to one address to save a little money on postage.). The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. The fiber preparation is roving (not top) so I’ll li...
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TT 820: Sock yarn stash FTW!
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Sock yarn stash FTW! One of the women in my exercise class just had a baby. When the call went out for small items to fill a care package, I felt a strong urge to knit a baby hat. So I did! This is the Stella Pixie Hat. Which I’ve knit before. The first one was a huge hit with the mom and the whole baby shower crew, so I thought I’d make it again. The first time it only took 35 grams of leftover sock yarn, so I went looking for a similar quantity. I hope that this baby has the t...
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TT 820: Jacob have I loved
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Jacob have I loved. You may have noticed I’ve been on a bit of a longdraw kick, spinning-wise. The day after Spinzilla ended, I picked up my last ball of roving in stash (roving prep is needed for a true woolen spun yarn). It was the light brown ball in this photo:. I got both of these from the Jacob Sheep Conservancy. Booth back at MDSW 2010 (I know! This yarn is so squishy. I wish you could reach into the screen and feel it:. They had a contest. Tuesday, November 04, 2014.
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TT 820: Happy Forest Pixie
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Saturday, February 26, 2011. You’ve heard of the Stella Pixie hat, right? 160; It’s a pattern originally published in 1944 and reprinted in. 8211; and it’s a free download in Ravelry. 160; I’m sure many knitters were inspired to make it based purely on the adorable photos on the Sew Liberated blog ( try these for starters. Here is the rectangle with my able assistant holding it into shape:. And here is the finished hat. I didn’t knit the neckband and buttonhole as the pattern indicated; i...This hat rea...
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Hey, Teach! Sleeves | Stash 'n Stitch
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Stash 'n Stitch. To see where the stash and stitches take me…. Here are my instructions for the 3/4 length sleeves to the Hey, Teach! KFB: Knit into front and back to increase/make a stitch. Remember not to work a YO if there is no accompanying decrease. 3/4 LENGTH SLEEVES (Make 2). CO 38 (42, 49, 52, 58, 63, 68). Work 4 Rows in 1×1 rib. RS] K3, work Lace Pattern and its repeat over 32 (36, 43, 46, 52, 57, 62) to last 3 stitches, knit last 3 stitches. WS] Purl. Repeat from * maintaining 5 knit stitch...
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TT 820: Gale's Art Special Secret Revealed
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Gales Art Special Secret Revealed. Remember this Gale’s Art. Special Secret Sock Blank I bought at MDSW earlier this year? I took this along on our trip to Europe. I knew that with all the cognitive overload and beautiful things to look at, any knitting done there would need to be autopilot knitting. So I took a vanilla sock. Now they are done! This is my standard sock but knit over 68 stitches instead of the usual 64. You can see how far I got on 64 stitches above – I th...I rippe...
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TT 820: Just the yarny bits
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Sunday, July 19, 2015. Just the yarny bits. We’ve returned from a Trip of a Lifetime vacation to Europe. What started as a relatively simple plan to visit France with some friends who spend part of each year there morphed into an itinerary that included France, Austria, Germany, and Iceland. And while I didn’t totally intend to buy yarn everywhere I went, I ended up doing so. This is the place where Nathalie bought me that grey yarn that became my first Custom Fit sweater…remember? Want to go in? Here ar...
