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Yes indeed, more knitting

Published on June 21, 2010 By spyderkl

Not a lot more, but some. I’ve been stalled out on a couple projects; namely Margaret and the Bat Shawl. For Margaret, I think I’m going with an I-cord edge and some clasps rather than a button band. When I asked on Twitter, Thorn said, and I agree, that the button band looks a little [...]

Holiday Crafting, pt. 2

Published on December 18, 2008 By spyderkl

There’s been a little crafting this week. Not much, but some. Some of the things I can’t show you; either they haven’t gone out yet or somebody forgot to take a picture before they left, so that’s not going to work. I did manage to get one thing finished so far that I can show [...]

Ooh, look! Socks!

Published on October 24, 2008 By spyderkl

I finally made some progress on my Baroque socks this week: Since that picture was taken, I’ve gotten another…oh, half-dozen rows or so in, so I’ve completed one full chart repeat and begun the second. I never realized cabling without a needle would be so exciting. Seriously. I think I’m enjoying it enough to try [...]

All right, you asked for it

Published on September 11, 2008 By spyderkl

The new Knitty is out. There. I’ve said it. There are a couple of changes; aw, hell, I can’t just pick one, so they are: You can actually print out patterns without it being an exercise in mind-boggling terror (and wasted paper); and There is now a separate category for patterns that primarily call for [...]