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My Favorite Rectangles
A. Tubey B. Sassy Stripes C. Accidentally On Purpose Vest D. Summertime Tunic E. Oh God I Suddenly Want Knitted Cotton Pillowcases What Is Wrong With Me Most of the time I really enjoy my career as the eternal grad student, but some weeks (especially right at the end of the quarter) it’s like a…
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Gentlemen, Behold: Finished Leaf Tie Cropped Cardigan
Leaf Tie Cardigan by Stefanie Japel Size M sleeves, size S body 6 skeins of Cascade Pima Tencel yarn on #7 needles I-cord on #5 DPNs. My obvious modification was to replace the cute eyelet edges with some generic 1×1 ribbing. The eyelet and the color and my decidedly ungraceful elbows… well, I looked like…
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The Persistence of Minisweaters
My knitting mojo has been pretty weak lately. Last weekend I cleared all the frustrating knitting off of my TV-tray and sofa to cast on the Leaf Tie cropped cardigan minisweater object, in neither-serious-nor-useful bright aqua. It’s already 80% finished. Leaf Tie will be my third minisweater for the year, and I’m vaguely bothered by…
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Don’t Do What Donny Don’t Does
Oh sure, the first BMP sock appears to fit my gentleman companion perfectly. In fact, it does fit him perfectly, thanks to the narrowed cuff (78 stitches instead of 91). If you make these, don’t get any ideas. Just go with the 91 stitches. Spare yourself the pain of watching your beloved try to shove…
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Grace Companion Post
Here’s a PDF of revised instructions for the front shaping, plus a couple of hints (so that you can learn from my mistakes, heh). Grace Companion Basically, these instructions change the shape at the neckline and front shoulder so that Grace doesn’t try to ride up in front and shove herself back. (Clever photography nearly…
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Grace
It’s Grace. You may notice that it looks a bit different from the original– some modifications were in order. I’m thinking of posting detailed modifications as a pdf for interested parties. I’m so pleased with this sweater that I wish it could be re-published so that other knitters could see it afresh as a cute,…
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I’ll Start At The Toes And I’ll End In Your Dreams
‘Just yesterday I was complaining about the nasty infinity of knitting men’s sized black socks. Today I’m ready for the green row of invaders! High five! t’s BMP, an awesome pattern by Aija Goto. It has been pretty simple to knit them toe-up. I highly recommend converting to this direction if you want to make…
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Lucky Clover Math
Joanna kindly pointed me in the direction of official Lucky errata. I’m going to share my fix with you anyway! My method is worthwhile because it also accounts for the possibility of off-gauge knitting. First, let’s examine the problem. After some 7? of knitting on the front, you start the sweeping decrease that makes the…
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Trudging Merrily Through Two Months of Finished Knit Backlog
After the bloodbath that was my preliminary exams, I’d like to catch up on some Show & Tell from the last two months. Most of the non-secret things that I’ve knitted are kind-of trifling, because I had a few big projects on my plate. However, I did finish one big project before December: It’s the…