For the 8 Weeks to a Sweater project, I’ve decided to do the Dawn cardigan by Hanna Maciejewska
This pattern is available as a free download on Ravelry and like a lot of free patterns, it does ...
Oct 02, 2012
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I’m a sucker for Scandinavian knitwear, so when I saw that Swedish Handknits by Sue Flanders and Janine Kobel had come out I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it.
This is a book that takes...
Oct 01, 2012
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Ready, Set, GO!
This week we will be doing some ground work, making sure that the foundation is laid for our success.
Measure your favorite piece
Compare with the pattern
Measure your gauge swatch
Pi...
Oct 01, 2012
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Are you like me? Do you walk about gift and decor stores saying, “I could make that”? Do you furtively try to snap photos without getting caught by the store clerk? Well, that is how this ...
Sep 25, 2012
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I have a new book in my knitting library. Ann Budd: The Knitter’s Handy Book of Top-Down Sweaters: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges.
That is a BIG name for this book.
But it is the na...
Sep 24, 2012
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I have to admit I am not much of a sports fan, but I do enjoy watching University of Michigan football games with my husband. Generations of his family have gone to the U of M. This fall we will be go...
Sep 19, 2012
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Have you ever started a sweater, only to find it in your WIP basket a year later?
Let’s gang up on this project and get a sweater done, one week at a time. There will be weekly assignments and w...
Sep 17, 2012
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(Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.)
This week ...
Sep 14, 2012
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You know what they say about when pig fly? That’s how I felt about my chances of ever getting a ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair. Well, these flying pigs certainly removed those doubts.
Heart...
Sep 12, 2012
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Let’s welcome the kids back to school, and usher in the ‘cooler weather’ with the return of knitting!! Yeah!
And just in time, while you check your stash and get your project queue s...
Sep 10, 2012
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