Stashin’ at Stitches

Some serious stashin’ has taken place recently – last week was the great enabling event known as  Stitches Midwest.
Actually, I did pretty good. I went in with a list and I pretty much stuck to that list. Granted, the list was a bit unreasonable – yarn for three sweaters as well as some sock yarn [...]

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Ravelry Made Me Do It

Happy Ravelry-versay to me!
Today is my second anniversary with my much-loved Ravelry! It’s hard to believe it’s been two years – I can’t even imagine anymore what it was like before Ravelry – the pattern search, the ability to organize your projects, yarn and needles, the online community. I’m quite certain that I am a [...]

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M is for Malabrigo

Mmmmmm. It’s been All Malabrigo, All the Time around here lately. Can’t beat that with a stick.
Earlier this week I whipped together another Crofter’s Cowl (Rav link) intended for my hairdresser. She had admired my purple one and carefully mentioned (several times) the color of her coat (black). I’ve been going to her for many [...]

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Hats are the New Cowls

This was one of those patterns that you fall in love with the minute you see it – and in this case, the love was absolutely justified. I’m not even a big fan of hat-wearing and yet look – I knit a hat! A really cool hat.
Pattern: Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Knitpicks [...]

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Ahhhh…..That’s Better

Now this is a cowl – soft, warm, pretty pattern, purple. It’s large enough to easily pull on over your head, yet it has enough substance to stand up on it’s own (and can be pulled up over your nose on those sharply cold days) And it’s finished just in time – winter has arrived [...]

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Swatching for Sweaters

With Veste Everest finished and awaiting cooler weather for its public debut, it’s time to start thinking about the next Big Project – a sweater with sleeves. That means – swatching!
Like many knitters, I’m not all that thrilled about knitting swatches. It feels like a waste of time, an unnecessary delay till you can get [...]

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Oops! I Did It Again or, My Excellent Adventure at Stitches Midwest

(Admittedly, on the Brittney Scale of Scandal, this is pretty much a non-event)
I bought more yarn. LOTS of yarn. Yarn enough to clothe a small nation (especially if they have cold feet) An epic amount of yarn.
Maybe it was the wool fumes.
Sponsered by XRX Publications (publishers of Knitters Magazine and many knitting books), Stitches events [...]

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Mine! Mineminemineminemine!

A package from Germany

Knitters appear to be no different than any other consumer, often getting caught up in the hype of a new pattern or yarn. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where or when or how one of these crazes begins, but suddenly everyone is knitting a Chevron Scarf, or everyone is scrambling for the [...]

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Traveling Knitter – Outer Banks, North Carolina

While the Outer Banks is a familiar to people living on the East Coast, it’s not quite as well-known to the rest of the country. Comprised of a narrow strip of land running along the east coast of North Carolina, it is famous for wide, relatively uncrowded beaches, great seafood, five lighthouses (including the iconic [...]

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A Watched Pot Never Boils….

….and that particular yarn or needle you need for a project never seems to arrive. I decided I would drop Ariann for a bit (a dangerous move since it is somewhat in danger of becoming a permanent UFO) and work on a Green Gable sweater which looks like a quick knit. I have the yarn, [...]

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