Personal Knitting
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A few endings to some long-term projects
Persistence, wise or otherwise, and things get done. Shifted from double-pointed needles to circular and tada, successful hat. There were even more errors and sloppy writing found in this pattern as I progressed, requiring a lot of re-knitting. I’m calling this done unless I decided to add the bottom band. It will be worked to make sure it does not flare at the bottom though. The pattern is an odd assortment of ribbing, cables, and regular knit stitch, and the author gives no guidelines on how to pick it up correctly. More trial and error I guess. The fun will be digging through my button collection and see what vintage…
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Two steps back
No pretty pictures this run. I am finding I need to rip back two projects, and a picture of the snarl of yarn while frogging is just too sad. I have found out the the vest pattern I am knitting has errors on my size, and these errors require me to tear it out to the armholes. It is an Interweave pattern, so this is disturbing, but helps to explain why so few have knit this vest. I was having some troubles with it earlier in the knitting, but decided it was my dyslexia kicking up and just punted my way through. The troubles I am running into pretty much…
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It is finished in time for Fall!
Actually got a sweater off the needles!
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1 success, 2 in progress
Success in electronics and progress in knitting.
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Its been a while…
Its been a while...
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New life for old stuff
I am coming to the end of a bunch of things I was working on. Time to get a few new/old projects in queue.
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The space between
Little to report this week, or at least to report with victory photos. 10 squares left on the blanket, finished 2 of the 4 hand-sewn buttonholes. Did a gauge swatch with some Berroco Maya and found that my knitting and purling gauges different enough to matter. I think I’ll experiment a bit with tension and see if I can even it out. This weekend was dedicated to sorting, though. I have a rather deep cupboard where all the fibery bits go. After a handful of projects it gets rather disorganized and I’m really not sure what to start on next. Out it all came, sorting happened, and it all made…
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Blanket shirt: Done! -ish
The trim is on, the closures are on, I declare this shirt done enough for now. Yay! I have a detachable hood to sew and I have a bit of trim left, so I may do more, but I am happy with this. Note to self: brush off lint before taking photos. Oh well. This is a project that Mom and I found in the bottom of a cedar chest. I started this farmer’s shirt for my sister when she was still young. Never finished, and now it fits none of us. Cool shirt, hard to get fabric, it needs to get done. It will fit someone someday. And, heck…
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Whew! and more
Fourth time’s the charm. It fits, looks decent, and I’m wearing it now. Working on a name. I’m thinking Jane Jetson Got Cold. With all the ridgy bits it reminds me of her outfits. That or Never Again. If I wing one again it will be top down. This was…arduous. The next “Whew”, or perhaps “Thank the gods!” is my lightsaber. I haven’t been able to upload video to here, but it lights up, makes noise, and absolutely delights me! Oh, and the problem I was having where it Just. Would. Not. Work? Would it surprise you that it was a very simple, should have been obvious thing I was…
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As March winds down
A slow end to March
