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Ruminations on knitting at 3 am

ruminations on knitting at 3 a.m.

Tag Archives: Works in Progress

Old Standby

I’ve been busy working on getting my Perpendicular pattern ready for release, but in the meantime I’ve fallen back on an old standy: entrelac.

I’m making a baby blanket out of Crystal Palace Mochi Plus in the “Intense Rainbow” colorway, and I couldn’t think of a better stitch pattern for this yarn. My stepsister is having [...]

I feel a distance growing between us…

The back and sides of Starsky (pattern | Ravelry) are now blocking.

Unfortunately, they’re blocking on a mattress over 200 miles away.

I’ll explain:
I went to Fresno for a hometown visit this weekend, and got the brilliant idea that I’d block my pieces while I was there. My mom has all these spare beds lying around that [...]

Bathmat-itis?

OH HAI!

Last night, I stumbled upon the Ravelry page for Absorba, The Great Bathmat and something snapped in me. I just had to knit it. It didn’t matter that I didn’t have the yarn or the book containing the pattern. So, I jumped in the car and headed to Michaels and came back [...]

Piper’s Jacket – WIP

A friend of mine just had a baby. He and his wife named her Piper. So I’m making Piper a jacket:

I’m using a pattern by Debbie Bliss called (appropriately) “Ribbed Baby Jacket” and using some stash superwash wool I’ve had lying around for over a year. I think it’s turning out very adorable, and it’s [...]

Stash, Mosaics and My Secret Identity

Hello all. I know it’s been a long time since my last post, but I swear I have a good reason. First, let me show you what I’m currently working on:

It’s going to be a purse for a 3-year-old girl. It’s also a great project because I’m stashbusting! Yay! The pink yarns are leftover [...]

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Kaleigh Kap

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Obama-Rama

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