I hardly ever watch TV, so I had no idea that there was this awesome new show about knitting happening on the DIY network. Check out the site here, and be sure to check out the knitster swag they’ve got up at CafePress.
We’re not affiliated with the show in any way, but I’d love to [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2005 by Helen
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This is my first intarsia!! It’s the starfish block for the quilt afghan.
I also did a lot of it using Continental on the knit stitches—I’m an English knitter, but slowly getting the hang of Continental.
Posted on November 17th, 2005 by Helen
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After incessant posting in my LJ about my new-found obsession for knitting, Helen invited me to join this blog and post about it to my heart’s content. I apologise in advance for my inevitable ramblings-to-come.
I started knitting in August of this year - yes, handling wool during the hottest month is just *one* of my [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2005 by Xiane
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I am one ball into my yellow cable blanket, which translates into about a foot. That means I will need four or five balls total, depending on how big I will need it to be, and given that it’s taken me close to a month to get this far, I’m not sure whether I can [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2005 by Helen
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I did my best to do the crochet edge on my sweater, but it was difficult to do, considering I couldn’t even see where the loops to hook into were, and it was starting to not look that great, so after 3 of the 7 rounds I was supposed to make, I decided to quit. [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2005 by Dani
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The sweater is just about done for all intensive purposes. I’ve done one row of the crocheted edge, but nothing further from that, and I’m not sure if I’m going to do more, since it’s SO hard to see what the heck you are doing using this particular yarn. I can tell from the one [...]
Posted on November 12th, 2005 by Dani
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Last night while I was at a fundraiser collecting leads for my business, I finished up the hood to my cardigan. I even had a chance to use the new placemarkers that my SP6 sent me in the process of making the hood! Now, it’s down to the sewing and crocheting part of [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2005 by Dani
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I must be insane. No, I mean beyond the obvious insanity I’m known for.
I somehow have gotten it into my head that I’m going to make some knitted stuff for Christmas this year. That’s all fine and dandy, especially if it was just hats and scarves and easy stuff like that which I [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2005 by Dani
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