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Archive for March, 2007

Socks Come, Socks Go

Posted in cable-rib socks, socks on March 26, 2007 | 19 Comments »

I have learned a very valuable thing about myself: I am not a lace sock-wearing sort of girl. I think lace socks are beautiful, and I don’t think less of women who wear them, but they are not for me. I wish I had known this before I knit nearly one complete lace sock and [...]

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WIP Revisited

Posted in Aran Pocket Shawl, shawls on March 22, 2007 | 9 Comments »

“I may not be multi-colored, cabled or lace, but I still think I am a good knit.” Aran Pocket Shawl Poor intermittent WIP! How low its self-esteem has sunk since I started it last November. I’d pick it up every once in a while, knit a half-repeat and then put it back down. It watched [...]

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Chevron Scarf the First

Posted in chevron scarf on March 20, 2007 | 17 Comments »

Thanks to all my readers who left an opinion on my chevron scarf options! More of you thought the Cherry Tree Hill yarns of option 3 were the yarns they would go with. But my original choice didn’t fare badly. I think I may do a version with each (as that still leaves a lot [...]

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Evil Eye Candy and Indecision

Posted in chevron scarf on March 16, 2007 | 16 Comments »

Aren’t they pretty? Don’t they look sweet and innocent? Innocent like Brigitte’s Gandalf! Deep within their flowery hearts lurks an insidious evil. I speak of pollen. Actually, I don’t know what these flowers are, and if in fact their pollen causes seasonal allergies, but somebody’s pollen does. I am not the only sufferer. We gather [...]

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Overheard: A FO Story

Posted in FOs, socks on March 11, 2007 | 17 Comments »

Saturday evening I finished up the knitting on the much anticipated Fleece Artist Merino Parrot socks. Today I grafted the second toe (Knitty directions work more than once!) after lunch so I could get them into the light-colored delicate load of laundry. But first the socks and I had a little photo shoot out on [...]

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Swamped

Posted in Piecrust Scarf, socks on March 9, 2007 | 10 Comments »

First, thanks for all the wonderful compliments on the VLT scarf I knit for my Grandma Adeline! Now if I could just get it packaged up and mailed off to her. Work has been very busy this past weekend and week, and I have had to do quite a bit of work at home. This [...]

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VLT Scarf FO

Posted in FOs, scarves, victorian lace on March 4, 2007 | 14 Comments »

Finally, I found time and space to block the wide-bordered “Scarf” from page 80 of Victorian Lace Today. The patterns in this book were obviously not named with blog posts and knitting bloggers in mind! Before beginning, I had trepidations about the orthogonal changes in knitting directions, so I chose the easiest pattern. Let’s just [...]

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Sock Stories

Posted in FOs, socks on March 2, 2007 | 10 Comments »

I am very happy to report that the errant second Gingerbread Cable Sock and I have completely reconciled. In fact, the GCS have gone from a WIP to a FO! We are both very pleased. “I can’t believe she finally finished you, my lovely sock mate!” First Sock. OK, I don’t have cute kitties like [...]

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