Okay we are down to the most tedious part of this process to date. I am fighting my way through the last boring ribbing rows of this sweater and praying that it fits when I am done. I did all my measurements and calculations. I did all the adjusting and fixing. It’s nearly the moment [...]
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ACountryMint Sweater in the last stages
Here we are in the last stages of the sweater I began on the 26th of December 07. I have about 6 inches more to go up the top and then I am supposedly finished. I had a few snags in the middle, like when I added the sleeve parts they left holes on either [...]
double pointed needle knitting
double pointed needle knitting SO this is what I spent the better part of my day doing. I am in my rythym now, even though I am taking heaps of breaks because I have to do stuff IRL *blech*. This is the beginning of the first sleeve of my sweater. I am not a bit [...]
ACountryMint Sweater progress 11 inches
SO here is the AcountryMint Sweater at eleven inches. I took the little blue streak you see forming at the top and made it back into the mint color. I didn’t like the design in my head anymore, so I learned how to change it without taking out 6 rows of work. I did this [...]
Holy Broken CIrcular StitchChick!
OMG So yesterday I was angrily knitting away when I felt a sickening downward movement in my right hand. What happened? My metal circular size 2 BROKE!!!! I was angry *I won’t go into why* and I was stitching like a mad person. I got through 3 and a half rows and then it snapped. [...]
mint sweater changes
Here we are about 7 inches up the torso and I have to do a color change. Why? Because I’m cool like that. I misplaces my brand new mother-gifted cable needle *smacks head* but hope to find it soon. I don’t think I will be doing any more cables in this sweater, but it’s still [...]
Mint Sweater going well
I am thinking I will add in the Country Blue to this because I want to break up the green. I also stopped the cables, because I didn’t want cables all across my chest. This has prompted me to make a different pattern that may or may not be something I like. Right now I [...]
My First Attempt at Cable Knitting
So this is my first attempt at cable knitting. I have the hang of it, but I dare say that if I finish this up, there will be a heap of cables and no regular knitting. The cable needle you see in this picture is a modified piece of plastic. It used to be one [...]
Scarf Whimsy
Well I am working on another scarf. It is shaping up to be a beauty, although I might frog it. Why? Because I don’t know if I want to finish it only to have it here not selling. It is two tone purple with my own design interpretation of stitches that I liked. Take a [...]
Scrunching has been complete
I just got finished knitting this scarf while watching a new revelation to my eyes on the DIY Network: Knitty Gritty. I was taken by the show. Today they were doing kitschy Christmas projects. Excited? You bet. I just set my DVR for that and the Martha Stewart Craft show which came on right before [...]
