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Now that summer’s here: new hat

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 Posted in knitting | 2 Comments »

A few months back I swapped one of my cashmere hats for a few hours of practice time in a hard-to-get-in facility. It was a great deal for me, because I was bored of that hat anyway and needed an ...

For my knitting friends…

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

The New York Times discovers knitted graffitti ("yarn bombing") in this article.

The hat project, part 2…

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

I made hats before I went to New York to see my sister (and my daughter) (and my sister's son and daughter) (and my sister's two grandchildren). I took photos of some of the hats. Herewith, some more photos: [caption id="attachment_1393" ...

The Hat Project

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

When I'm not doing agility, I like to sit on the couch with my husband on one side and the poodles on the other side (big couch) and knit while I watch TV. Since it's dark, I'm limited to things ...

Knitting…

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in knitting | 1 Comment »

I sent some knitting to my niece a while back and completely forgot to take photos before I sent it. She was kind enough to send photos along. This yellow scarf is from a lovely soft yarn. It's 2x2 rib with ...

Another hat

Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_826" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Warm hat, I hope"][/caption] My sister feels the cold. And she likes the hats I make her. So this one is a Christmas present for her (oh well, there goes the surprise). It's similar in design to ...

Some knitting

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in knitting | 2 Comments »

With the kitchen under construction, I've been spending my evenings knitting in front of the TV. I've forgotten entirely to take pictures of several hats, but I do have photos of two recent projects. For this hat, I took an existing ...

Knitting

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

Stacia and I spent some time together last Saturday, and I took advantage of a helpless sale clerk to get her to take our picture in our matching hats. (I will also point out that I encouraged her to buy ...

Finished… Only one day late…

Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

If you don't count the fact that I promised it for Christmas LAST YEAR! [caption id="attachment_437" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Stacia"][/caption]

Pre-Christmas Knitting

Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments Off

I am trying to finish a sweater for my daughter (see previous post on favorite mammals). It would go much faster if I didn't keep messing up the cable pattern. I've ripped back to correct the cable (and I never ...