Category: knitting
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Octopus, Octopus, Why are you a scarf?
“I want to be Bob Dylan Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky When everybody loves you, son, that’s just about as funky as you can be” – Counting Crows, Mr. Jones I think this is fairly funky, at least the pattern. Hope my scarf partner loves ocean life, because an…
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Jay’s New Poncho … Her Way!
It’s finally done. Supposed to be more like Villa from Knitty but Jay insists on wearing it this way. View #3 of Jay’s New Poncho … Standing
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Knitting Adventurer
What Kind of Knitter Are You? You appear to be a Knitting Adventurer. You are through those knitting growing pains and feeling more adventurous. You can follow a standard pattern if it’s not too complicated and know where to go to get help. Maybe you’ve started to experiment with different fibers and you might be…
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Funky Scarf FAQ
Let’s get the allergy part out of the way. Are you allergic to any fibers? Not that I know of. Don’t like scratchy ones though Do you prefer any fibers over others? SOFT! Anything soft, doesn’t really matter what. ;) Thinking back to Scout’s post about what funky means to you, post an image of…
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More finished objects!
I made my son a new hat and got about 2/3 way through a hat for the girl! Orange/blue/yellow mix for J. I want to take a photo with it on him. B’s getting a pink girly-style hat. I also made a scarf and a hat from recycled yarn from a sweater. The scarf turned…
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The shawl is done!
OK, it ended up being for Jay because I was SOOOOOO tired of knitting it and when I finished it, it was too little for me. Oh well, she looks really cute in it! I’ll make myself another one! Jay’s knitted shawl #2 Originally uploaded by Shel Kennon. Jay’s knitted shawl #1 Originally uploaded by…
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knitting, and more knitting, and more knitting!
I’ve started working on a shawl for the freezing days at work! It feels like I’ve been knitting this forever and ever! I’m close to the end of the ball of yarn and then I discovered another ball! I’ll have to decide if I want to keep going once I finish. I’m also working on…
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My First Knitted object!
Oddly enough, I learned to knit when I was on vacation over the weekend. I coaxed my husband to take me to the yarn store in Blue Ridge, GA to buy some more yarn for crocheting and the lady said she’d show my daughter how to knit. The next day, DH dropped us off and…