A Knitting Blog Archive
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Not Done Yet
There are less than two weeks left of the Outfit Along, and I’m starting to feel the pressure! I’m on the hip shaping of my Zinone, so that’s on track even if it’s not done yet, but my skirt is currently just a big wrinkly piece of uncut fabric. This is the first year where…
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Black Simplicity 1426
It’s probably not a huge surprise that of the Vintage Pledge patterns I picked out, the first one I sewed was the one I said I’d only make after doing some more practical ones. I just couldn’t resist this fun little top, particularly after I made plans to go to the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly…
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Small Stitches Add Up
2016 is shaping up to be a garbage year. When tragedies happen or when politics get ugly, I tend to go quiet on this blog because it feels silly to be writing about knitting when people are grieving or in fear. But with the way things have been lately, it seems like the tragedies and…
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My Own Zinone Progress
When I wrote my last post on tracking progress on Zinone, I was kind of behind, but thanks to the holiday weekend, I got caught up. I spent the weekend sitting around, hanging out with family, and that was the perfect opportunity to get a lot of knitting done. I’m on the last repeat of…
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Tracking Your Progress on Zinone
Because of Zinone’s simple shape, it’s really easy to plan your knitting to hit a deadline. All you need to do is divide the length by the section of time you’re working with. If you’re a steady, consistent knitter, you just need to have half of the length completed by the end of this month…