I have been busily knitting away on the raglan shaping on my 8,000 Feet Hoodie. Raglan shaping really is just making increases on either side of your markers to grow the front, sleeves, and back of th...
Sep 05, 2011
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This weekend I headed to the Minnesota State Fair. One of my favorite stops is the Creative Activities building where all the crafts and a bulk of the food are on display. These two multiple-ribbon wi...
Aug 29, 2011
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It’s always fun to knit with other people, so we are hosting a knitting social. This time around we’re making the 8,000 Feet Hoodie from Interweave Knits Weekend.
Last week, I talked about...
Aug 23, 2011
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Last week as part of the UFO challenge for Iron Craft, I finished one of these potted button trees that I had been sitting for almost a year. I promised I would share the pattern with all of you this ...
Aug 22, 2011
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This week on Iron Craft we challenged everyone to pull out those UnFinished Objects and get them finished. Like all crafters, I have more partially finished projects stashed around the house then I ca...
Aug 17, 2011
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I put my knitting project down a little while back and this week was the time to pick it up. It turned out the pattern for the sleeves was a little crazy. So there was some ‘figuring out’ work t...
Aug 17, 2011
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So, just what is a social you ask? We like to think of it as a virtual quilting bee, stitch and bitch or sewing circle. From time to time we’ll pick a project to work on and hope you’ll al...
Aug 15, 2011
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Thursday night, I saw the last of the Harry Potter movies. I have to admit I got a little teary. Who would have thought a series of movies could keep us so interested for 11 years? It was hard to see ...
Jul 16, 2011
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Yesterday, I mentioned I was hoping to get the Signe Mittens done before the yarn for the 8,000 Feet Hoodie shows up. Well, I’m really moving on those mittens now. It took me a little bit to get...
Jul 12, 2011
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Have you seen the latest issue of Interweave Knits Weekend? I picked up a copy a couple of weeks ago strictly based on my love of the 8,000 Feet Hoodie by Amanda Scheuzger.
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Jul 11, 2011
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