Category Archives: 50 crafts in 50 weeks
stripey
I’d say it was a productive weekend: So far I’m quite happy with how the stripe pattern is working up. What do you think? It’s also increasingly looking like yes! I have enough yarn! I might even be able to … Continue reading
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continuing in that theme…
I cast on for a hat last night, using the hand-dyed fingering weight wool gifted to me in exchange for some cat-sitting: Notice how I am again using the most recently acquired parts of my stash? I’m really loving the … Continue reading
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In the same vein…
Finally, a new project that I can blog about: Cuffs, which will eventually become a pair of mitts. And which will represent some resumption on my 50 crafts in 50 weeks challenge. I have actually completed 3 other projects in … Continue reading
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third sweater, twelfth project, and a pattern update
After a marathon session of sewing in ends, the third sweater of the year is finished: Project specs: Pattern: Brendan (updated version with the whale motif option is now available!) Size: 1-2 years Yarn: Rowan Designer DK
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next project
Turning this pile of knit fabric into a blocked and seamed baby sweater: I’m in the process of adding the whale motif option to the Brendan pattern, as well as updating and streamlining a few instructions. The expanded version should … Continue reading
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new sweater: short sleeves and cables
Finishing’s done, here are a couple of quick shots: Again, I really love the diamond cable detail on the back: This is one of those sweaters that really benefited from blocking. The buttonholes miraculously went from very weird and lumpy … Continue reading
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front+back
Long weekend car trips where I’m the passenger make for lots of knitting time: Front and back of baby sweater: finished! Now it’s just a collar, two sleeves, some blocking and seaming, and my third sweater of the year is … Continue reading
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brendan remixed
I’m using this reknit of Brendan to make some additions to the pattern, primarily an extra intarsia motif: Guesses as to what the new motif is? As a hint, the pattern is named for St. Brendan, an Irish monk said … Continue reading
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Friday fancies
Last night I took a break from cardiganing and worked on something a little simpler: An ice cream cone. Practical? Not especially. But it was fun. I winged the pattern and from start to finish the whole thing took about … Continue reading
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50 crafts in 50 weeks: table napkins
I took a quick break from all the knitting and whipped up a set of four napkins, for use at the dinner table: Very bright and cheerful, no? The fabric is from a cotton sheet I thrifted a while ago, … Continue reading
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