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Category Archives: Knitting

Knitting/crochet FOs for 2009

Well, I didn’t finish everything I hoped to between Christmas and New Year, but I did finish a few things.
Here’s my wrap-up for all of 2009:

1. Snowflake towel – detail, 2. Shawl, 3. Longies, 4. coaster, 5. Prairie shawl closeup, 6. Dreamwidth dishcloth, 7. lacy baktus, 8. Valencia hat, 9. Blue hat, 10. curtain tieback, [...]

Grounded (free scarf pattern)

I was on vacation and stopped by a yarn store (as you do). This Spud and Chloe yarn called to me. I wanted something with a bit of a vintage feel, easy enough to knit on the go without needing to carry a pattern with me. The result was “Grounded”, a simple [...]

The Blues (free hat pattern)

It’s wet and miserable and I’ve got a cold and I’m having a bad hair day. Obviously what I need is to knit a hat.

The Blues is simple comfort knitting, made with one skein of Manos del Uruguay’s “Wool Clasica”. It has a simple knit/purl texture and just a little bit of [...]

End of year knitting

I’m going to try and finish a bunch of WIPs by the end of the year. This is just a to-do list/statement of intent/whatever.
1. Pinwheel sweater
The body is complete and has a 10st garter lace edging. The sleeves are started and are about halfway to the elbows — just enough to let me [...]