Knitting Aspirations

That’s what yesterday’s post was really about. What is the next thing I want to accomplish with my knitting? After reading your responses yesterday – and considering what I want to get out of knitting – I’ve decided that yes, it needs to be something wearable. Not necessarily every day wearable. But something I would […]

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Fair Isle Anyone?

I haven’t really done any fair isle (other than playing with swatches) but it continues to appeal to me. I’ve been going thru pattern books alot lately and a few FI items have really drawn me. First up, this one from Norsk Strikkedesign I can’t decide if I’d ever actually wear it though. Have you […]

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Gifts Galore

This has been quite a week for gifts. First, I received another package from my secret pal. How does she do it? The flipbook is in my favorite color. Then there’s the Chibi. She sent one I haven’t seen before. It’s a set of 3 darning needles in various lengths. I always struggle at the […]

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On A Mission

I’ve had the Mission Falls In Living Colour pattern book for about a year now. I keep picking it up and commenting on how much I like the book, but somehow it remains on my bookshelf. Something “newer” keeps taking center stage. Do you find yourself doing that? I have patterns I’ve wanted to knit […]

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New Knitalong

After reading about the Linen Drape along on Alison’s and Eklectika’s blog I just couldn’t resist. Following a suggestion by Eklectika I bought some Linen Drape in the color Tango (claret red kind of color) from an eBay seller – Jannette’s Rare Yarns. She has some great deals on there! She’s in the UK but […]

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