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Yes, please

One of the best parts of Knitty is the Cool stuff! page. It always alerts me to stuff I want to check out further. Case in point: Everyday Lace by …

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Elizabeth

Remember the stitch map I showed you the other day for the Elizabeth edging?

Elizabeth edging

That stitch map prompted this swatch:

Elizabeth edging

I think I prefer this …

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Because I can

A couple weeks back, my laptop went kaput. No coaxing from the local Mac doctor could revive it. I was told that replacing the hard drive (to the tune of …

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Swatching yet again

Last month while at Churchmouse I scored a couple skeins of Loft:

Birdbook and Woodsmoke

Oh, such lovely stuff. For a month, those skeins sat on my …

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Sucker

I’m a sucker for stitch dictionaries. That’s why I had to get this:

Omas Strickgeheimnisse
Omas has been on my wish list for a long time. It’s in … ...more

Additional mischief

Yes, yes, I know I’m in the midst of an Estonian shawl, and that I just cast on for a Swirl. But that hasn’t stopped me from contemplating additional mischief, …

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Crazed

All last night I kept dreaming* of “hexipuffs,” the little hexagon shaped units of the beekeeper’s quilt. How I’d knit them. How I’d stuff them. How I’d arrange the …

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An idea

Sheri’s most recent blog post got me thinking. For the past few months, I’ve had a series of Fiesta sampler skeins marinating in my stash:

left to right: 32º, …
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