This might just be the largest project I’ve ever knit. It’s big and squishy thanks to the worsted-weight yarn, and a quick wash in some Soak and a spin in the washer made it crazy soft. Better, post-blocking pictures after the weekend :)
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Grape version done, grey version has just a sleeve to go (conveniently hidden on that left side you can’t see). They still need buttons but I’ll have to go out of town for those – the local selection just wasn’t what I was looking for. Next up – twin knits,…
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Collar done, just the sleeves left (though I haven’t touched this in a few days, so I’m not ready to start the grey version as I had hoped). I used Jeny’s suprisingly stretchy bind-off to keep it stretchy. It was a little odd at first, but it really does keep the…
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I spent the majority of my Labor Day weekend rushing around trying to clean the house in preparation for Sunday’s birthday party for the teenager new adult in the family. I really need someone with me at all times to constantly remind me of how bad of an idea big…
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Last weekend I finally decided, after hours and hours and hours of agonizing over what to buy, to use my birthday money and upgrade from my cheaper Boye interchangeable set to the Knitters Pride set from Webs. They came in Friday and so far I’m pretty happy with them. The cables…
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When I awoke this morning I knew exactly what kind of day it would be. Overnight storms carried throughout the night, and the constant drizzle of rain pelting the windows made it all too easy to burrow under the blankets and sleep in (a rare occurrence for us). I’ve heard we…