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Sophisticated Baby

April 14, 2009

This is for my sisters new baby, who hasn’t arrived yet. They aren’t telling us whether it’s a boy or girl but I still wanted to have color in it. I think the dark teal can work for either. I haven’t found buttons for it yet, unless you think bright red would do? I’m waffling [...]

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Raglan Baby Sweater

April 10, 2009

I love non-traditional colors for baby clothes. And I love stripes. And I love my friend Michelle enough to knit her baby a whole sweater. Her baby will be so handsome in this:
I’m done. That’s 3 days of knitting. Gotta love how fast baby sweaters knit up. So fast. And if you make them too [...]

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Cloud Scarf Done

April 9, 2009

It’s gorgeous, if I do say so myself. Light and fluffy and so, so soft. This was only one ball of yarn and a teeny bit from the next ball. I can wear it like a scarf around my neck or like a shawl around my shoulders. It’s surprisingly warm.
My notes on the pattern are [...]

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Xmas Stocking in March?

April 2, 2009

I’ve had this pattern in my queue for quite awhile now. I have an ambition to knit the entire family matching Christmas stockings. That’s 11 people. Obviously I’m crazy, right?
That’s why I’m starting in March!
The yarn is Caron Simply Soft and the white is random walmart yarn. The pink said rubine red on the label [...]

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Soft Scarf Progress

March 21, 2009

This is slow going. I’m knitting this very slowly because I’m so scared the slippery yarn will slide off the needle if I go too fast. And this is on bamboo needles, which are supposed to have a little more grip.
I started by casting on 8 stitches on 6 mm needles, then I kept increasing [...]

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