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Monthly Archives: May 2011
kitchen vignettes plus wip power
since finishing the sideways grande cloche, i’ve been primarily working on this: top down raglan striped sweater for jake. once i finish knitting the body (and the collar), i’m going to steek it open, and knit on a button band. … Continue reading
Posted in home, knitting
Tagged home sweet home, in progress, striped, tea, vacation, wip
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yarn shop: Handmade Berlin
my kind and generous hosts in germany were lovely enough to indulge my desire to find a yarn shop in berlin. research took place on both sides, they looked up wool shops, i browsed via ravelry, and despite all of … Continue reading
FO: schmetterling
heyo! finally got some blocking done (including my sideways grande cloche). jillie has come back, and was kind enough to take some pictures. for the record, this shawl was a joy to knit. fun, engaging, intuitive. the body makes for … Continue reading
ugh: yea/nay?
it’s the yarn that has been around for years that’s bothering me. not my pet skeins, or my good ole fall back basics, but the yarn that i bought for a project and have never changed my mind about. but … Continue reading
FO: jelly donut/ich bin ein berliner
i think i’ve mentioned that i have been trying to stashbust recently. whilst browsing around on ravelry, i found westknits modish cowl, and immediately thought of the lovely tweeds waiting in my stash. (christine, the lovely giftee) i am a … Continue reading
pick your poison, i like them all.
i have recently joined a couple of other sites, so in case you are curious: i’m on pinterest here. i’m fairly new at this, so my boards aren’t ginormous yet. i’m on goodreads here. my pictures from germany are up … Continue reading
FO: two boozy geese, part 2
as i was saying, i was kind of hoping to get pictures of both hats at once, which is why i’m in all of these pictures. even though the light does no justice to purple cowboy. so let’s look at … Continue reading
FO: two boozy geese, part 1
i finished two versions of my duck duck goose pattern recently. the first one (purple cowboy) has been one of those languishing knits. i bought the yarn last year, some beautiful madelinetosh (colorway port), as a present to myself. the … Continue reading
getting close now: ulmus
so, ugh…. i wrote out this whole blog and when i pressed ‘save draft’ (so as to then add pictures separately), it failed. ugh. i’m fairly certain that it is somehow my fault. but still. i must moan for just … Continue reading
Posted in shawls
Tagged bits and bobs to the rescue, germany, in progress, knitting, kristin kapur, shawl, stash, striped, ulmus, vacation
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