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FO: Sagittaria in a Nutshell

Posted in knit, life, photos, project spectrum, recently finished, travel on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

No, I’m not making this up…
Pattern: Sagittaria Shawl by Vilma.
Needles: US 5, 3.5mm circs
Yarn:
Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud (Autumn)
Another one for Project Spectrum (“Earth”).
Most of the knitting on this took place during a five day trek by train, boat and plane through Norway (indeed, Norway in a Nutshell). The weather and scenery were absolutely [...]

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So, de schildpad went over well…

Posted in knit, life, travel on May 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »

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FO – Vinranka

Posted in knit, life, project spectrum, recently finished, travel, tagged , , on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Vinranka, Swedish, (grape)vine, tendril of a vine
Pattern: Vinnland by Becca Compton, the Anit-Craft (#7, 2007).
Needles: US 0, 2.00mm.
Yarn: Hello Yarn Blue Faced Leicester Sock (Cilantro).
Yet another for Project Spectrum (“Earth”).
Do you ever have a yarn that knows exactly what it wants to be? The pattern is completely clear in your mind, even if you haven’t [...]

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For those who appreciate the little things…

Posted in stash, supplies, to-do on May 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

…here we have Fratello en Nostepinne.
This is my first properly hand-wound, center-pull ball on the nostepinne. It took approx 2 evenings for all 575 yds of Wollmeise-ee goodness. I’m very proud.
(Pardon the fuzz & the hair. Ooo, embarrassing…)
Of course the yarn is Wollmeise Sockenwolle 100% superwash in Fratello and is from Yarnissima. The nostepinne is [...]

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