Category Archives: knitting
Fading Charms quilt–and other projects–in medias res
I have the center of my Fading Charms quilt together, and am about to audition it for background fabric. I have modified the Fading Charms quilt to become a crib sized quilt made from pieces approximately 1 1/4 inches approximately … Continue reading
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Socks finished
Just in time, I have two pair of socks finished for Mittens for Akkol They are plain, but they will be warm, and warm is necessary because where they are going has 9 months of winter and 40 below temperatures. … Continue reading
Scarf time
Autumn prompts me to get out unfinished scarves. First this pink one: The bright pink yarn was left over from a Code Pink project, but seemed appropriate for a child scarf. I set it aside. Then I found a pattern … Continue reading
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Blue sweater finished at last!
Well take three was a charm. The sweater is finished and it fits. It is Salt Peanuts by Veronik Avery, modified to seamless ala Elizabeth Zimmerman. When I realized I had misread the directions for the “set in” sleeve, I … Continue reading
Zimmerman seamless sweater–take 2
Okay, having misread the directions on sweater 1, the blue one of a couple posts ago, I am trying my new reading on this one. I am up to where I have ten stitches on the sleeve and have to … Continue reading
Retired! and reading Anthill and The Circling Song
I have really retired, and while I am doing some knitting–especially while I listen to news–I am mostly reading this week. I am in a group that reads books and knits while we discuss the book. Well sometimes we discuss … Continue reading
Process more than Product
I have been mostly knitting on a sweater that has been started twice. The second try was to avoid seams. I have combined the instructions for the sweater (from The Best of Interweave Knits) with Elizabeth Zimmerman’s instructions for seamless … Continue reading
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Charity project week
I have been knitting charity socks, taking my good old time. One pair is adult size, made the traditional way. And the other is for size 3-6 months made to practice a new method, Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock … Continue reading
Thoughts on designing
Needing summer socks, I went shopping for cotton yarn. But seeing bamboo blends, decided to try one. This is Babyboo Knit One Crochet Too. It called for number 5 needles, so since I usually use two sizes smaller for socks … Continue reading
