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Whoa!  I have too many projects going at once and that I do not like!  Some people I know will have many projects going at once, a sweater, a scarf, two pairs of socks two at a time.  But I am not this type of knitter.  I enjoy the process, very much, from start to finish.  I haven't gone over to the dark side of socks, two at a time.  I really enjoy the round and round zen of a sock from toe through heel to cuff.  The tiny needles required strain my hands, however and I need a project with… Continue

And by that title I do not mean yarn.  I have tried repeatedly to go on the yarn diet, and work only out of the stash.  I actually gave away a few balls if you can believe that.  No, how much is too much for a skein of yarn?  I would love to hear opinions on that one.  I have discovered entrelac, the fun of the technique is using a yarn with a color repeat, rather than an ombre…

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As much as I love the entrelac patterned scarf I'm working on, I am hating the lacy socks.  Ugh!  First of all, I hate the cast on, I like toe up socks and I usually use a figure eight cast on.  This is a Tunisian cast on.  Whereas I appreciate their struggle for democracy, I do not like their cast on.  Too tight.  Too hard.  The pattern itself has errors.  If the last round requires a YO on the last stitch and the next round requires a YO as the first stitch,  There's going to be a ginourmous… Continue

I am in the process of making an entrelac scarf and I love it!  Since I am largely a self taught knitter, I never learned what was hard or easy.  My second project ever was cabled, my third lace.   I don't have too many a-ha moments.  Well I had an a-ha moment!  Entrelac is a technique where you knit boxes that look interwoven.  I am using Bernat Mosaic because it has a very long color repeat, so the boxes are all slightly different colors.  I'm told Mosaic is the poor knitter's Noro.  Anyway,… Continue

Well, this year I've been making a point of capturing my projects on film and sharing them, and I am liking the results. Because I make so little for myself I've always felt like I'm not a very productive knitter.  And I love the process, but I am really into the end result.  I guess I did OK this year and I've even kept a few of the items I've made.  I made several baby sweaters, 4 pairs of socks and one large, one medium and one small blanket.  That along with some other assorted items,…

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