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Monday, October 02, 2006

Screen Test for Spider Queen (Not all yarn is created equal)

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Cashmere is really soft, really pretty. However, not all cashmere is created equal. I'm ready for my close-up Mr. De Mille. I went ahead...
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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Update (just to prove I actually do make some progress)

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Yes, I know the shot of Peacock Feathers Shawl is blurry and you can't see what I've done, but I did not feel like taking it off the...
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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Old Dog....(New trick)

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It's a wonderful thing, the internet. There is always someone who has information and is generous enough to want to share with others ne...
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

One down (4 to go)

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So I finished a shawl, but it's one of the" no-brainer", ones so I'm not sure it counts for very much in the way of comple...
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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Heere Be Dragone (Like I don't have enough to do)

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Buying a pattern is not the same as knitting it. Honest! This very beautiful and clever pattern is by Sharon Winsauer, better known as the ...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Joined a KAL for Peacock Feathers Shawl (maybe this will give me incentive!)

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Sometimes it's nice to be able to knit along with others, but not really have to "get together". I just don't have time to...
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Monday, September 04, 2006

3 Day Weekends (where did the time go?)

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I didn't really knit that much this weekend in spite of the 3 day holiday. I spent part of it with the family and I just can't knit ...
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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Circular Shawl from Doily Pattern Part Deux (Are we channeling someone?)

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For those still interested in making a circular shawl from a doily pattern I have a couple more suggestions. You can, of course, do what Meg...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Circular Shawl from Doily Pattern (Actually, more than 360 degrees)

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There has been interest in how to make a circular shawl from a doily pattern. There is an article from the Spring '95 Knitter's Maga...
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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Not bad for a Mill End (Cashmere/Silk from ColourMart)

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Not bad. Not bad at all. See above the Cashmere/Silk I purchased from ColourMart on E-Bay. (see sidebar for link). If you go to the site and...
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Sunday, August 20, 2006

I'm not always Sisyphus (progress does get made from time to time)

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The Circular Shetland Shawl from "A Gathering of Lace" has forced me to become a clone of Sisyphus. I have to re-knit the "Ma...
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The "Old Yeller" option (my sisters cure for big mistakes)

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There are times where a piece of knitting must be extensively frogged back or ditched entirely because of terminal FUBAR. My sister recently...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

The Turtle and the Hare (slow and steady goes The Wedding Ring Shawl)

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Yeah yeah. So I'm slow. Blah Blah Blah. I'll still have a shawl at the end! Now let me be totally, brutally honest. This shawl has m...
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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Catch-Up (knitting lull)

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When I was on vacation I did not knit. That is not to say I did not buy yarn however. Before I left for the lovely city of Seattle, I went o...
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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Worth Flying for (Thank the Lord I flew before the Security Alert!)

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Thank the powers that be. I took that trip to Seattle before the security alert turned ugly! I went primarily for a poetry reading my friend...
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Friday, August 04, 2006

Take my lace knitting on an airplane? Are you mad? (will be out of town)

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Before I go for the weekend, I thought I'd make a short post. Normally I knit on a plane, but I'm sure I'd just screw up the lac...
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Monday, July 31, 2006

The Wedding Ring Shawl (snail paced progress)

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So we are up to row 20 on the WRS . I couldn't resist posting these because I needed to see what little progress I have made. It's n...
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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Peacock Shawl Do-over (much bigger yarn and needles)

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So yesterday I started doing the Peacock Shawl over again in a yarn size that I can live with on US 3 needles. You see a partial pin-out sin...
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Friday, July 28, 2006

Best laid plans... (when you choose the wrong materials)

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Ok. So I picked the wrong yarn for the project and it's way too small. Peacock Shawl on US #1 needles is not worth the work to finish it...
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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Lifeline (no easy way)

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So I put in a lifeline for the first time ever, using one of the long needles I bought. Not all that hard to do but next time I will remembe...
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