I really shouldn’t be allowed to knit late at night. When I left off last time, I was trying to convince myself that I didn’t have to start the wrap cardigan over, that the upper back was not too wide. OK, OK, I knew deep down that it was, but I didn’t want to hear it.…
PL: Wrap Cardigan, Playing Lessons
Wrap Cardigan, Part 1 – design, yarn, gauge, math
OK, I’m probably crazy to do this again after the last one, but here goes with another series of Playing Lessons. This time, though, I’ll be designing the thing myself, so any issues will be mine and mine alone. (However, this is not guaranteed to cut down on the drama factor. More than likely, the opposite.)…
FO Files, PL: Nutcracker Sweet
Nutcracker Sweet, Part 9 – the happy ending
OK, here we are, finally. It’s done! And, I’m pretty darned happy with it. Although admittedly, I picked a real lulu for the first set of Playing Lessons! (I didn’t do it on purpose, I swear. Really, I’m usually more lazy than this.) "Lulu" is the perfect term to describe this project, it turns out, because it…
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Happy Birthday to Me!
As part of “fun weekend”, DH and I went and visited a place on the other side of the river, called “SCRAP”. SCRAP — The School and Community Reuse Action Project — is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and our mission is to promote creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to…
PL: Nutcracker Sweet
Nutcracker Sweet, Part 8 – finishing up
Wow, what a difference a couple of weeks makes! Here’s what’s happened since we last saw our friend, the Nutcracker sweater… Bodice knitting: finished. FI panel: about a million ends woven in. Hems & facing: sewn down. Stitching down the hem took a while, because it had to be redone a couple of times to get…
PL: Nutcracker Sweet
Nutcracker Sweet, Part 7 – the Fair Isle panel
Here we are again — and believe it or not, progress is being made. We are up to the Fair Isle panel, which is the most complex part of the whole thing. Keep breathing. There are a couple of things we need to address here. One is the yarn substitutions I made — i.e. the color…