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It… brings you back? groaaaannnn
The Mad Vortex has many fine entries relating to the subject of knitting, but this new one might be my favorite.
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“Lucky” is “Finished”
… and I am, shall we say, “dissatisfied” with the results*. I’d planned this to have zero ease, but that didn’t happen very much. Except in the sleeves. Finished Lucky v1.0 had an extended side tie. Pardon the flamenco-poses here, but I am trying to show the amount of RAW UNADULTERATED CINCH required to tie…
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Summer Rerun
Greetings! You probably heard that the online knitting magazine formerly residing at magknits.com recently disappeared in a cloud of controversy. All of the not-lazy creators immediately posted their designs as free Ravelry downloads. Me? I had to take a month or two to mull it over. Here’s A PDF version of Judith, and an additional…
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Right under the wire, it is my monthly “I’M NOT DEAD” CHECK-IN
Hello, internet! I’m not dead! I’m just busy. My knitting has been very existent and very rad this May, with a heavy dose of math that was fun to do but not so much fun to write about. Wouldn’t be fun to read about, either. That particular SWEATERVENTURE will be finished enough to post about…
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Dear “Soak” Tech Support:
The label reads Some color may bleed into the water– don’t worry, this won’t harm your garment or yarn. After five or six washes, I must admit that I’m starting to worry.
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Swatching is Serious Business
Let’s get to the punch line first: If you’re hitting about 4-4.5 sts per inch on a swatch of the SUGGESTED YARN on the Hacky Sack Hoodie, you will most likely be able to make the pattern’s gauge after washing and blocking your sweater. The gauge for both the Hacky Sack Hoodie and Judith are…
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KNIT THE HELL UP RECEIVES “YOU MAKE MY DAY AWARD”, PROCEEDS TO MAKE NOBODY’S DAY FOR WELL OVER A MONTH
Looks like February went the way of October around here. The time away was used wisely, I promise. I passed my grad prelims and leveled up in crochet. If that looks like Chanson en Crochet to you, you’re on the right track. But, the awards! Carrie, Connie, and Claire all gave me the You Make…
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Vintage summer knitting pattern links
Wow, thanks for all the support regarding the Rumplestiltskin Incident. I really appreciate your thoughts and/or indignation on the matter, not to mention suggestions for other places to shop in the Sacramento area. ^__^ I’ll finish replying to the comments really soon. Until then, please enjoy some vintage pattern links: Via Dress A Day‘s Friday…
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Rumplestiltskin in Sacramento: See you later, forever
Rumplestiltskin is one of the few local yarn stores left in my area, and I went there a couple of Saturdays ago for a crochet hook. The yarn in my recent crochet project is recycled, and I was unsure of the correct size to use with it. Big mistake– I took a size F out…
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Kureyon Socks: Finished
Let the hand-washing commence!