I have made an HTML version of the wristwarmer pattern. I realised how it can annoy me to have to open a PDF when I just want to look at a pattern. I’ve also had a couple of emails in the past year (where did the time go?!) from people having problems opening the PDF. [...]
Entries from August 29th, 2007
Rose’s Wrist Warmers
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Rose’s Wrist Warmers from BBC’s Doctor Who Materials: 2 balls Peru DK Luxury Alpaca (70% merino, 20% alpaca, 10% silk) , 200 yards Set of 4 dpns, US size 4, or 36″ circular needle (for magic loop, if preferred) cable needle, tapestry needle for weaving in ends Gauge: 20 sts stockinette in the round = [...]
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Presenting…yarn!
August 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Update
Well I still have a long way to go in getting this right, but I’m very pleased with how these two turned out. I don’t intend to name my yarn – I don’t “do” names. If I start dyeing more often, I’ll give them names that are indicative of the colours represented, but nothing faffy [...]
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Another day for dyeing…
August 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Update
This is my second-ever attempt at dyeing yarn. This time, I didn’t go for the immersion method – oh no, I had to go for another more difficult technique. One part of my personality you may glean from this blog is that I tend to dive into things headfirst. So far, in knitting, this has [...]
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The body is done!
August 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Works in Progress
Yay! I finally cast off this part earlier today! And here’s a closeup of the hip increases, because I think they’re lovely: Now, I’ve started on the left sleeve…can’t wait to get this done! I should probably also mention that it fits very nicely too! I was worried about the cast-off being too tight, so [...]
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And, I’m back….
August 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Update
Well I had a crazy couple of months, but now I’m back. I really wish I wasn’t so lazy sometimes – the main thing that holds me back from posting is taking pictures! This post is sadly sans photos but expect some soon. My Simple Knitted Bodice is coming along nicely – it was hibernating [...]
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