Category: Knitting
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My OAL 2018 Finished Outfit
Today’s the last day of the Outfit Along, and I am delighted to say that I finished on time! As I mentioned before, I was concerned about finishing my Lander shorts because I moved this month, but yesterday I carved out some sewing time and got them done! I made a few relatively minor modifications…
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Tierney – A Summer Cardigan Pattern
Once upon a time, my mom bought me two cotton cardigans– one orange and one yellow– and they quickly became staples of my wardrobe. Even after I moved to a cooler climate, I still pulled them out every spring and summer because they were the perfect light layering pieces. Well, those cardigans are well over…
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OAL Progress
When it comes to my progress on my OAL projects, I feel like I’ve got a lot done but still have so much more to do! I originally intended to get my Lander shorts completed in June, before I moved to a new apartment in the same neighborhood this month, but unfortunately I had to…
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My Finished Sunburst Cardigan
Remember when I was sharing a cardigan from sketch to sweater? I finished it way back in April, but I was so busy working on new things for fall that it got tossed in the button-and-block pile after I bound off, and I forgot to share it here! I’ve been working hard on having plenty…
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Managing Loose Ends on Waters
The seamless construction of Waters requires a lot of breaking yarn, putting things on hold, and rejoining yarns. Throw in some stripes, and there are a lot of loose ends to wrangle in a slippery-slidey linen yarn. Unlike sticky wool, linen likes to squirm around, which means it’s surprisingly easy to lose an edge stitch…