77 in ‘07

That’s right! I finished 77 knitting projects in the year 2007! I’m amazed, to say the least. I’ll admit that many of those projects were on the small side… in fact, in 2007 most of my knits were small. Lots of little toys and baby knits and not many adult [...]

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Merry Christmas!

We wish you all the best!

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Hubby’s Very Warm Hat

Just like his friend’s hat, this was made using Cascade 220 Superwash. I used black (#815) and red (#809) about 3/4 ball of each color on size 7US needles. I cast on 112 sts to accommodate Tiennie’s Norwegian Star motif and hubby’s head, and went to town!

Don’t you just love the snowflakes [...]

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Another Hat

A mommy friend at school requested a black skull cap. Nothing more than that. I am hoping this will fit the bill nicely enough. Hat is being modeled by my 4 year old, so if it looks really tall, that’s why!

Hat has not been blocked/washed, so kindly ignore the fuzz and cat [...]

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A Very Warm Hat, Indeed

I finished the Very Warm Hat last night and it’s busy drying as I type this post. I think it turned out really great, especially for my first real colorwork. By real, I mean that I’ve only done a swatch or two and tried once to make a sweater, but that didn’t turn [...]

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I’m almost done!

Of course I’m referring to my Christmas Knitting… and of course I’ve seriously amended my to-do list so I can actually finish all I intend to. That’s not really cheating, right?!
I’ve had a very busy couple of weeks and haven’t actually had a lot of time to dedicate to knitting but I have [...]

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More Christmas Knitting!

I was able to finish a couple of really little things over the weekend, and honestly I’m shocked I even got that tiny bit done!
First, the Sweet Baby Cap using maybe half a skein of Shibui Knits Sock yarn in the Grace colorway on 2.5mm needles:

You’ll notice it’s not completely finished yet. I’m waiting [...]

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