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My Valiant effort at knitting a great sweater

19 December 2008 | Comments [2] »

As I’ve posted here before, I’m been working on knitting a sweater designed by fabulous UK knits designer Kim Hargreaves. It’s called Valiant. What I may not have mentioned is that my record of success in knitting sweaters is pretty absymal. I’ve been successful with vests and shells, but the addition of sleeves seems to throw a wrench in the works. So I’m absolutely delighted to report that I’ve finished Valiant. And it’s a viable sweater!

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Knitting update: Felted Knitting Basket completed

8 December 2008 | Comments [2] »

Back in October, I posted a knitting update in which I mentioned that I was working on a Felted Knitting Basket. It’s an adaptation of the Ballband Bag Recipe by Monica Jines. Monica’s bag is more like a purse. This adaptation, by Lynn, who’s ravelry avatar is Ravellyn, is a larger knitting basket.

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At last! I made a wearable garment!

27 March 2007 | Comments [1] »

When I picked up knitting again (after several decades) at the beginning of 2005, I was pretty fearless. Mostly out of ignorance, I think.

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Froggin'

26 November 2006 | Comments [0] »

But one day this fall I started thinking about all that great, feltable yarn tied up in that sweater, which was shoved into a closet. And I decided to liberate it.

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