Well, it’s not a total frenzy yet. It’s been pretty quick so far. I decided that Lorena’s three girls (aka the triplets who got the ponchos this past summer) and their cousin Sydney– all in the 2 year old range– would be getting knitted gifts this year. I looked through so many books to [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Dani
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there are new categories up: photos, works in progress, and finished objects. the WIP and FO categories are subcategories of photos–continue to use the projects category for updates on what you’re doing.
Speaking of projects–bored with my blankets, I started a hat. I’m now doing fair isle knitting in the round! It’s going very [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Helen
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"Beary", my first knitted teddy bear, originally uploaded by windsornot.
Here’s Beary’s closeup. Such a swanky bear! I goofed up, as mentioned in a prior post, in the embroidery department, but he’s still [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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Drew and "Beary", originally uploaded by windsornot.
Here’s my son Drew with the first knitted teddy bear that I’ve ever done. The blue thing around “Beary”’s neck is a fun fur scarf, which is [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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Penelope’s Layette, originally uploaded by windsornot.
This ensemble of a sundress, cardigan, tam-style hat, booties/shoes, and blanket, were all done by September in time for our cousin Miriam’s baby shower. She had baby Penelope [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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Little Gill Bunting, originally uploaded by windsornot.
This bunting was made from the pattern in the Yarn Girls’ Guide to Kids’ Knits. I goofed it up a little, not that you can tell. I [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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Three Ponchos, originally uploaded by windsornot.
These are three ponchos I completed in time for the 2nd birthday of triplets Katerina, Jacqueline, and Vienna Chafart, our little cousins, in June 2005.
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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Mom’s Birthday Poncho, originally uploaded by windsornot.
This is the first of my belated photo postings of FOs. This is a plummy purple poncho that I made for my mother’s 60th birthday, which was [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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The teddy bear is done! I finished him last night. I screwed up on him a bit. I didn’t attach the limbs and parts on him in the right spots, I don’t think, and my embroidery work leaves much to be desired. His paws and claws looked acceptable, but his whole face was embroidered too [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2005 by Dani
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I don’t really know why it seems to have clicked all of a sudden, but I just knitted two rows of basketweave (k3, p3) in continental super quick.
It’s tighter than my English knitting, and I find my hands tightening up around the end of the row, but I’m trying to get the hang of tensioning [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2005 by Helen
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