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Wings part duex and another FO

Wings of Fantasy is off the blocking board and here you go, pics as promised…for once

Also off the blocking board:

Pattern:  Gust by Anne of Knitspot
Needles:  Addi Lace #6’s
Yarn:  (drumroll please) 100% Mohair and it’s my handspun :).
This was a quick and easy lace to learn, remembering to pay attention to it thought proved [...]

an FO

yes an actual FO, and my 2nd post in 2 days :).

Once it’s dry I’ll take better pics, between the blocking board and the color varigation, it didn’t turn out so well in the pics.
Stats:
Pattern: Wings of Fantasy by Hazel Carter
Yarn: Claudia’s Handpainted Yarn - Silk Lace
Colorway: Midnight
Needles: Addi Lace #5’s, (I wondered where those [...]

Knitting in the bar…

Pattern: Calorimetry by Kathryn Schoendorf
Needles: Options #8
Yarn:  Handspun by Moi on the Victoria and Plied on the Lendrum. Cashmere & Wool blend, dyed by Chasing Rainbows, [...]

Nothing like knitting to take the edge off…

…well ok, a turn at the wheel does wonders as well.  Edge, what edge you ask, well this knitter has a 4 hour interview tomorrow, so I finished the socks that were supposed to be done last Sunday at knitting tonight.

Pattern:  Earl Grey by none other than the Yarn Harlot
Needles:  #2 circular needles 10″ with [...]

Miss a deadline, what’s a girl to do.

So I haven’t made any progress at all on DH’s sock, well that’s a lie, the gusset is done, but it still is missing a foot.
I tripped on the socks and look what came off my needles…oh wait, it jumped on my needles last night, while I was studying for work.

Pattern: Calorimetry by [...]

Better late than never

Pattern: Shedir by Jenna Wilson (Knitty Fall ‘04)
Needles: Addy Turbo 16″ #3 & Knitpicks #3 DPN’s.
Yarn: Rowan Calmer Colorway: 479 - Slosh 2 balls, well actualy one and just a bit from the 2nd.
Cast on 1/1/08
Cast off 1/31/08
Yes I know I rarely actually know how long it takes me to knit anything usually it’s [...]

Shedir is done!!!

I finished with 45 minutes left in January to spare.  Pics later, when there’s light out and DH is actually awake, he went to bed an hour before I finished weaving in the last end.
Now onward to DH’s 2nd sock, Sunday deadline on this one, it’s ok if he reads it here, he’s already seen [...]

First FO of 2008

Pattern:  Wonderful Wallaby by Carol Anderson, of Cottage Creations
Yarn:  Berocco Comfort 2 skeins
Needles: US 4 & 6 Addi Turbos
Modifications: Seed stitch for the boarders of the pocket and around the planket and hood.  I also went down 2 needles sizes from the recommended 6 & 8 to make this a smaller sweater than the smallest [...]

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