Destash!! Destash!!

Ok y’all! Stupid Juliet has thrown me for a loop (more on that later) so I am over the knit your stash idea. I chose Juliet because I had the right type of yarn and wanted something quick. I didn’t love this yarn, I didn’t love this pattern, sure I liked both but I [...]

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2007 Finished Objects – The Knit Edition

Grand Total:5 sweaters, 2 bags, 3 scarves, 1 shawl, 1 knit toy, 1 pair of socks, and 1 hat.
Wow, I have been one busy knitting bee this year. This has also probably been one of my most successful years for knitting as well. I tackled some complex techniques, designs, and learned a [...]

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Finished Object – McCall’s M5053 Skirt

This is the second time I have worn my new skirt. This was my outfit to my sister’s graduation. I got quite a few compliments and was very happy when I was able to say that I made both the skirt AND the sweater. Hee hee, I am such a sucker for [...]

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Finished Object: Apricot Jacket

I am in love with this sweater. I think it will be getting a lot of use in it’s lifetime as the yarn is soft and the sweater fits pretty well. The sleeves…OH the SLEEVES! I love them. They definitely make the sweater. Rebecca does have good details added [...]

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Just Another Manic Monday…

Ok so this is how my Monday started…

Yup, I was sporting my Sunrise Circle Jacket today thinking I was wearing a PAIR, not just ONE brown shoe. My boss noticed this when I was mimicking Cameron Diaz running about a mile, in heels, in the SNOW during a scene in The Holiday which I [...]

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Finished Object: Center Square Hat

Yarn: Paton’s Merino Yarn
Inspiration: Knitty’s Center Square Hat
Needles: Size 11
Yardage: Partial Skein of Red and Grey
Modifications: Used standard K2TOG decrease for the crown
Enjoyment Factor:7

The Good:

I knit from my Stash!!
The pattern: I did my first Stranded Colorwork Project!
Its super fast and easy and showed me a little bit of fair isle, which I need for [...]

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Distraction Plan#1: Hey Look What I Got!

No real WIP Weekend Update this weekend as the knitting was not that exciting. I finished the two sides of the Doctor’s Bag after getting my shipment from WEBS and I am now reknitting the bottom. Should be seeming next week. The apricot sweater is progressing nicely as well.
What I will distract [...]

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WIP Weekend Update – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Apricot Jacket: The jacket is making lot of progress both forward and backward this week. I finished the back and one sleeve so far. I love the sleeve as I was pretty consistent with the stitches and it went pretty quickly as I was truly in tune with the pattern.

I learned a [...]

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WIP Weekend Update – One of These Things is Not Like the Other

This weeks knitting was extensive. This whole two project things is kinda stressful because I guess I am very obsessive about the finished product of knitting even more than the process so I am speeding like a demon to get to the end of both of these. Hopefully next week I will mellow [...]

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WIP Weekend Report – New Beginnings

So I am not very good with knitalongs but I think I will try to get the hang of reporting on my WIP. I really love looking at others progress during the creation process so I imagine that sooner or later someone will benefit from me showing mine. So one of my many resolutions will [...]

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WIP Weekend Report

So I am not very good with knitalongs but I think I will try to get the hang of reporting on my WIP. I really love looking at others progress during the creation process so I imagine that sooner or later someone will benefit from me showing mine. So one of my many [...]

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