Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ravellenics are on!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

The Summer Olympics are on T.V., and the events are happening fast and furious.  The Olympics make for great knitting.  This year I am attempting to clean up some WIP’s in the form of socks -  I really need some socks!  … Continue reading →

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A Rose by any Other Name

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

There is something sad and sweet about finishing. The last piece of the Edging the Pink KAL is now up and ready to download.  It has been a wonderful journey and I have enjoyed every minute of it! For the … Continue reading →

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Starts with a Bang and Ends with a Crash!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

The Bang:  I was so excited.  I had treated myself to a hank of Artyarns Cashmere Glitter in a gorgeous blue.  I was – I am going to knit my Cleo Collar with the Cashmere – it will be gorgeous.  There … Continue reading →

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Singing Birds and Dancing Dragonflys

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

It is raining now, thunder and lightning, and heavy rain - but it has been a wonderful weekend.  Yesterday was warm and sunny, with a light breeze – just perfect. We walked around Lost Lake Lagoon yesterday morning.  I tried to capture … Continue reading →

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A Little OCD this Last Week!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

I have been a little obsessive about my knitting this last week! The first and most obsessive project was a little Scarf – I was sampling it for work.  It is a new yarn for me from the Alpaca Yarn … Continue reading →

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Roses, Roses Scarf or Shawl – Attaching an Edging

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

How to attach an  edging, be it I-cord, lace or anything else. Quite often when attaching an edging there will be live stitches to attach to, when there aren’t any live stitches the following method works very well.  If  you plan ahead … Continue reading →

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Painting on a Sunday Afternoon

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I am working on a small project.  It is going to be a button up lace cowl – the Cleo Cowl or Collar.  It won’t take too much yardage and could be knit and then painted or just knit with a fabulous … Continue reading →

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A very Narrow Edging

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I had a difficult time finding an edging that gave the look that I wanted to the Roses, Roses Scarf.  Because I was also struggling with yardage issues and could only work within very narrow parameters I ended up designing a … Continue reading →

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Something About Reach and Grasp… I Quite often Exceed Both!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

I am working on the Roses, Roses sample and it is looking great!  I love the design – everything is working out design wise.  So you can hear the “but” can’t you? The ”but” is in the yardage or shortage of. This is … Continue reading →

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Get Your Knit-on! Long Weekend Knitting!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

What a great way - for me at least - to spend a long weekend! It wasn’t quite how I envisioned it…. I had hopes of sitting out in the backyard enjoying the sun or shade should it prove to be too hot, … Continue reading →

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