Tag: wips
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Forgotten Inspiration
When I spotted this burgundy Ultra Alpaca yarn at my yarn store, I knew immediately that I needed to make a v-neck cardigan from it. I didn’t know where that thought came from. Sometimes the yarn just speaks to you, and sometimes you’re subconsciously remembering something you admired in a similar color. In this cardigan’s…
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Not Quite Right
I was really enthusiastic about getting my little shawl off my needles to I decided to go with the i-cord bind off I had been thinking about instead of finding something else. I made a little swatch, and the i-cord got pulled pretty tight when I blocked and pinned out my swatch, but other than…
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Never Without Knitting!
I had a few October 30th deadlines, and on Halloween I realized that I had nothing on my needles but a lot of knitting time a head of me. I quickly cast on this little shawl using the Hazel Knits Entice I bought a few weeks ago. I had started planning what this shawl would…
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Hetty’s Upper Back
I’ve got my upper back done on my second Hetty! Next up, I need to pick up stitches on the fronts. I’m really taking my time with this sweater because it’s not my highest priority, and I’ve only been squeezing in a few rows here and there, but that adds up! I have a bit…
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A Sweater Body
Last night I finished the body of my mint green pullover. I thought I was going to have the body finished last weekend, but I ended up knitting from the armholes down three times! The first time I didn’t like the way I distributed the decreases. The second time the yarn pooled up strangely and…