Category Archives: Knitting

Roadworthy Knitting

I know, I know!  I promised you an update on the knitting.  Then Son went back to school and I puddled up for a week.  And this week I’m fighting off a cold.  I know what you’re thinking.  “Didn’t she … Continue reading

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In Which I Wander

Summertime is also for traveling, adventures, and wandering.  Right?  Well folks, that’s what I’ve been doing for what feels like the last month.  To be honest, there were days in between where I could have posted, but just felt like … Continue reading

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Spring Pi – Last Rounds

It seems that I’ve run into a strong bout of finishitis over the last few weeks.  Several WIPs have come out of hiding to get that final push to the finish line.  The pi shawl is no exception.  I was … Continue reading

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Spring Pi – Round 2

Remember the spring-themed half pi shawl?  The one I just had to design and cast on immediately?  The one I talked about in this post? Yep.  That one.  It’s still going!  I took a slight detour to finish a lace … Continue reading

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Inspiration all Around

Every so often I get inspired to drop everything and make up something new.  As in, really make stuff up.  And you know I always have a few an overabundance of projects in progress.  I didn’t need to start anything … Continue reading

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Revolving

My knitting/crochet mojo seems to have hit a particularly bad stretch of “sporadic activity.”  And “hopping around.”  And “never getting anything done.”  There are no finished works, just a large pile of works in progress (WIP) that never seem to … Continue reading

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The Long (Sleeved) Sprint to the End

Finally, the conclusion of the cabled sweater story!  Get the first three installments here, here, and here. Why is it that knitting the sleeves seems to take absolutely forever?  After all they’re just a fraction of the knitting, compared to … Continue reading

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Armholes, Sleeve Caps, and Cables – Oh my!

Continuing the story of the cabled sweater!  Get the first two installments here and here. Naps continued to be elusive and the medicine head never surfaced, though my nose frustratingly continued to run over. I took up my design materials … Continue reading

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A Cabled Puzzle

The story of the cabled sweater continues!  (Get the first installment here.) No, I didn’t succumb to a nap and I didn’t run out of steam.  Zippy energy remained and I continued to ride the wave for as long as … Continue reading

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Decoding Cables

Shortly after the holidays, I ran across one of the many cold bugs that folks have been passing around for the last month.  I bravely powered through it only to run into another one.  And another.  And another.  None of … Continue reading

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