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KNITTING CRAZY! |
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I like to knit. I taught myself to knit in 2001. I haven’t made a sweater yet. I’m afraid of large garments. Or, more likely, I’m afraid of how much money it costs to buy the yarn for the large garment. No, I will not make you a scarf. See above. And, it takes a super long time to make scarves. I get bored. |
I like to make
mittens. |
I Highly
Recommend this
pattern for versatile and flash mittens. |
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Glitter as a force for good: we knit scarves for local
women’s shelters this year. |
The mitten yarn is from the yarn riot. And, I traded some of it with Linda so I have slick red multi yarn! |
1/6/03.
(I’m making some mittens for daddy-o for Christmas. Yes, it’s after Christmas now.
But I wrapped up my finished mitten, and a ball of super fancy Italian
yarn also from the yarn riot, and labeled one “Kari’s Mitten” and the other
“Daddy’s Mitten” and stuck them both in a package. I’ll post a picture of that soon. The yarn is so very flash – all bright colors.)
Also
to post soon: kitty hat, stripy hats, and
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FINISHED!
Daddy-o’s Mittens: |
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So, it took a very long time. But I proudly presented the mittens just before xmas of 2003 |
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You can see the scale of the mittens when compared to
my mittens and my own size 10 feet! |
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Also presented: Maggie’s Scarf! (I mailed these wrapped before Christmas with a note to open right away. For some reason they weren’t so it seemed like Dad and Maggie really made out on xmas morning.) |
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You can see the
colors of the scarf here. I used a rayon/silk blend because Maggie is
allergic to wool. |
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This scarf was a beast! In all honesty, once I got started it wasn’t hard to knit at all. My downfall was setting it aside for months at a time and then being reluctant to pick up and knit again because I didn’t remember where I was in the pattern. It ended up measuring nearly 5 feet long, I think it was
knit on number 4 needles. The pattern is called “crest of the wave.” |
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A big xmas hit for 2003: Knitty’s Voodoo
Wrist Warmers. |
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These knit up so fast, and I just love them. Ones on right are for mom, on left for Rachel. I made a beautiful pair for Michelle too, from bright purple yarn. Some for me are on the list! |
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Cutest Hat Ever: The Olive Bobbles Hat |
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The nephew and his Christmas hat. The bobbles nearly killed me. But it was totally worth it. Isn’t this kid so Gerber? (2003) (I’ll tell you the truth. I meant this hat for me, but I didn’t check my gauge and the hat turned out exactly right for a largish 4-year old. Oh, maybe next year.) |
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Still hard at work on: things for babies. In the queue: a knit skirt, a sweater (gasp!), finishing the fingerless gloves for the beau (xmas 2003. le sigh. Bad habits are hard habits to break.) And sadness, I lost my mittens. Poor kitten. Now I have to make some more! |
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Last Updated 04/04/04
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