From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Los Angeles

August 31, 2009 Los Angeles

So, on the topic of Eating My Lunch, wonderful Sarah and Helen taught me how to increase beautifully for a 2×2 rib. But more on that when the actual sweater sleeve is done. Then there will be pictures. But for now, I want to blog about my first time ever being in Los Angeles. From [...]

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Eating My Lunch

August 24, 2009 Life

Ok, Franklin was going GREAT I must say until the damn sleeves. It is totally bugging me and eating my lunch at the same time. The sleeves in the pattern are knit with no shaping, which means that the circumference the biceps are going to be the same as the wrists. Having a small wrist, [...]

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Just Because

August 17, 2009 Stash

Arrrghhhh…….. sometimes I wonder if I have a yarn addiction or not? Just because……. Let me explain. Because I’m going to a workshop to learn how to dye with plants and weeds or something like that… I had to obtain some yarn to dye. Actually, let me digress about this whole dyeing thing. Geez, I [...]

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Forget Me Not

August 14, 2009 WIP

I was going through all the projects that I have on the needles right now and realized that there is one that I started during the Men’s Knitting Retreat 2009 but hardly blogged about. Not to be forgotten, is the Cascading Petals Scarf from Runway Knits. Like I mentioned the other day about now mindless [...]

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The Back

August 13, 2009 WIP

So, this is just a quick post…… just wanted to update you guys and let you know, that NO, I didn’t disappear again. I’ve been busy. This is the back of Franklin, which is coming out really nicely in my opinion. I am very happy that I took the time to fiddle with the 2×2 [...]

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More Stash?

August 1, 2009 Stash

Boy, do I ever know when enough is enough? FedEx came today with a wonderful package…… Anyways……… I think enough said about that! On to my boy Franklin – I finally mastered the 2×2 rib tubular cast on, and cast on for this cardigan. Boy am I quite happy with the job done. I am [...]

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