Monthly Archives: December 2010

FO: parrot fruit

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

time for a backlog FO! Parrot Fruit!!! <– ravelry project page! pattern: citron yarn: handmaiden fine yarn sea silk, colorway masala needles: size US 6 (4 mm) (is it just me or is practically everything i make on 6′s recently?) … Continue reading →

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FO: martha’s shadow mitts

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

i got the idea from fly along (or beatka on ravelry). i love everything she makes, whether its her knits, yarns, or rovings. i think it’s her sense of color. marhta’s shadow mitts <– ravelry project page pattern: none! cast … Continue reading →

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FO: sleigh rides and snowball fights

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

happy boxing day! i hope everyone had a fab christmas! sleigh rides and snowball fights <–rav project page! pattern: bobbled tam (#31) by cathy caron from vogue knitting, holiday 2008. yarn: malabrigo worsted in colorway pearl 36 needles: US size … Continue reading →

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solstice, sleigh bells, snowballs and sea anenomes

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

happy solstice! i look forward to the winter solstice almost as much as christmas this time of year. in a very different way, though. i am incredibly excited that the days will start getting longer! i think this year daylight … Continue reading →

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FO: double aspect (backlog)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

last year around thanksgiving, i made jake a new hat (infinite aspect). i really liked how my finished product turned out and wanted to make another to see how it would look with different yarns/colors, etc. double aspect <–rav project … Continue reading →

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FO: gothick spires

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

i’ve been reading At Home by Bill Bryson recently. i love Bryson’s writing. i’ve only read a few of his books, but i like him so much that i don’t want to read all of his work too quickly. i … Continue reading →

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FO: buttoned garter mitts plus holiday crafting

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

o tanenbaum, o tanenbaum! i get a little ridiculous about the holidays (in a good, excited, gleeful little girlish way), and most especially about my christmas tree. growing up, there were all kinds of fake trees. parents and grandparents had … Continue reading →

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backlog FO: broham, jr

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

egad. i didn’t even remember that i hadn’t blogged about this. it’s been around for so long i just assumed that i had to have blogged it, sometime… and these pictures were taken at the same time as the saroyan/baktus … Continue reading →

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bienvenue and an FO

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

so i’ve moved blogs! welcome to this new space! i’ve been thinking about doing this for a while, and i finally got my arse in gear! i’ve been adding old posts to this guy so that hopefully all of my … Continue reading →

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