In Which New Projects Abound

Last weekend was a very busy weekend, as Andrew and I went back to PA to take care of some wedding details and visit family. We did a lot of running around, but I did get a chance for some knitting related activity! Before we left on Friday I was almost finished with my [...]

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Very First FO!

I’m finally proud to post my very first finished object!
It’s not much, just one of Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloths, but I’m very excited about it. It’s Lion Brand Lion Cotton yarn in colorway “Denim Swirl,” since Andrew and I have a blue scheme going on in the kitchen. I learned that yarn overs are nothing [...]

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Know Thyself

I should so not have taken up this hobby in the middle of the semester.
Not because it’s not great – on the contrary, I’m having a lot of fun with it despite the fact that I’m one of the least patient people I know. I am constantly drooling over all of the amazing things there [...]

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Lesson Accomplished

Yesterday was my knitting lesson, and it is official, I’m hooked. Or needled, I guess, since this isn’t crochet.
Katie reassured me that some of the irregularities I was worried about in my trial runs were really not anything to worry about, like loose end stitches, and showed me some ideas to cope with [...]

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Just in Time!

I was sitting at home working on my presentation for class tomorrow night, when who should arrive but the mailman with my package of knitting supplies! It was a glorious haul, in my short experience. Just in time for my lesson and the Honors Commons knitting circle tomorrow!
The needles are so much nicer looking [...]

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