Football Season Means FOs

I’m back (again) from an eventful trip to the greater Boston area (does that work for you guys? Sufficiently not Boston, but still helpful to those who don’t have a clue where Marlborough or Hudson are?) While there (and traveling there and back again) I finished reading an amazing book, Shock Troops by [...]

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True Blue

Apparently I have a thing for blue… not that this is much of a surprise (looking at my project page or my wardrobe…).
Today, my FO is blue, my WIP is blue, and the UFO I’m avoiding, also blue. But since I am avoiding the last, I’ll do my review of Sock Innovation instead.
First up [...]

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Projects, Projects Everywhere

and, of course, the camera doesn’t work.
I have started the second Oyster Bay Shawl, in Tickled Pink – which is a really really lovely pink. (Hey Lizzie, did you hear that, I like this pink!) I’m almost half way through the repeats of the main chart, so there is hope for finishing it in [...]

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Startitis

Well, not exactly.
I did cast on the Cypress Shawl. And I did start my new sock yarn scrap blanket (more below), but it is the increasing queue of projects with yarn balled, needles allocated and patterns and matierals bundled that is beginning to get out of hand.
First off, the blanket, which I’ll be calling Cumulative [...]

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oohhh shiny!

Yesterday my Loopy Ewe order came! I had ordered Stricken and Ornette and 2 skeins of Malabrigo Lace in the Cypress colourway.

And since it was my 6th order, I achieved Loopy Groupie status (I won’t spoil it for anyone else waiting to see what the surprises are). But I will say this, I am beginning [...]

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FO: Streaks of Midnight

I have a new shawl – wanna see?

The centre back tip
Specs
Name: Streaks of Midnight
Pattern: Diamond Fantasy
Designer: Sivia Harding
Source: Ravelry Store

Yarn: Fleece Artist 2/6 Merino
Colourway: Midnight
Yardage: nearly 2 full skeins
Source: the Loopy Ewe
Neeldes: 3.25mm fixed circ

Cast-on: Oct. 19.08
Bound-off: Oct. 26.08
Blocked: Oct. 28.08
Finished Dimensions: 72″ long side, 38″ centre back

Notes: Great pattern, love the I-cord bind-off (didn’t [...]

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Third Time’s a Charm

Didn’t work for the socks… didn’t like where the magical mystical tour was going… but I seem to have finally found a pattern that my Fleece Artist Merino Sock 2/6 wants to be when it grows up.
I cast on the Diamond Fantasy Shawl (by Sivia Harding) over the weekend, looking for something harder than socks [...]

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I have FO…

the first in a long while.

I just really love this picture…
Ace of Spades Mitts
Pattern: Alice’s Queen of Hearts Gloves
Yarn: Knit Picks Telemark in Cardinal and Black (one skein each 103yds/50gr)
Needles: Knit Picks nickle plated dpns, size 2.5mm
For: Christmas pressie
Size: one size fits… well I guess most women
Notes: I really liked the pattern, it knit up [...]

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There is too much, let me sum up

1. Spent last week (last Saturday to today) at a cottage up in the Muskokas.  The cottage was lovely, the lake was lovely, but I am so incredibly not a lake person.  Give me a swimming pool (heated) (not to mention my internet address- I will never catch up) and keep the bugs.  I did, [...]

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Fee Fie FO

I went on a bit of a finishing jag, so I have now finished:

Baby Cardigan for my god-daughter.
Pattern: Baby Cardigan from Stings and Sealing Wax. 
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly DK in Stone.

Socks for me (and this puts me -finally- at 3 pairs in my sock quest).
Pattern: Simply Ginny.
Yarn: Hand-dyed/painted from Sally Comes Unraveled.
 

Maid Marian Shawl (also for [...]

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