Posted in Knitting on August 21, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I started with 6 skeins of Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn–2 each of Ivory, Mid-Green, and Brown–and ended with all of this:
In total, I was able to make a 36″ square Log Cabin Squares Baby Blanket, a Baby Bobbi Bear, an Elijah, a Kai Cable Sweater, and an Umbilical Cord Hat from only 6 [...]
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Posted in Knitting on August 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I said I’d post about the car-knitting socks once complete, so here they are.
Pattern: Basic Sock Pattern by Ann F Budd from the Handy Book of Patterns
Yarn: Plymouth Sockotta Jacquard Effects
Needles: 2.5mm
Started: July 29, 2008
Finished: August 11, 2008
Really plain-Jane socks, but the yarn had been sitting in my stash for a [...]
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Posted in Knitting on August 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I finally finished my first pair of Monkey socks and I LOVE THEM! They fit well, they’re pretty, they knit up pretty darned fast, and I didn’t run out of yarn. What more could I ask for?
Pattern: Monkey as found in Knitty, Winter 2006
Yarn: Shibui Sock in Orchid, two skeins
Needles: [...]
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