Monthly Archives: March 2012

Spiral

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Some time ago I bought this lovely yarn (Rico Superba Poems) at Ovelha Negra having in mind some fair-isle knitting using a design I’m still working on. In the meantime though I received my copy of Simply Knitting March 2012 and … Continue reading →

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Grey

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

This lovely shawl had been on my to-do list for some time, but after seeing my friend Micky’s version I decided I had to make it. I had this Garnstudio Drops Baby Merino lying around at home that I had intended … Continue reading →

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TEST KNIT – With Monkey Fingerless Mittens/Gloves

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

My Test Knit is complete, here are the finished mittens/gloves. I used 2.5mm and Malabrigo Sock yarn in Tiziano Red using only 40g. I knit size large.

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March Knitting Meet-Up

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Today was the 3rd Knitting Meet-Up of the year. Despite less people showing up, we still had fun and of course we showed off our latest projects, knit, talked etc. I didn’t take to many photos today, but here’s a … Continue reading →

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TEST KNIT – With Monkey Fingerless Mittens/Gloves

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Dagmar (aka Fingertips) sent me a message via Ravelry saying that she was setting up another Test Knit for her latest design. Having not been able to test several previous models due to time constraints, I jumped at the chance … Continue reading →

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TGCK no. 5 – Blueberry Scowl

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Start Date: March 06, 2012 End Date: March 13, 2012 Original Deadline: March 24, 2012 And here is the final Cowl in Liz Abinante’s Great Cowl Knit-a-Long This was a fantastic KAL, and hopefully one to be repeated in the future, maybe … Continue reading →

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TGCK no.5 – Blueberry Scowl

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The final installment of this great KAL is the Blueberry Scowl, the moment I saw a picture of this I thought Malabrigo Sock, even though it isn’t the Worsted weight asked for in the pattern, I just fixated on Malabrigo … Continue reading →

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TGCK So Far…

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

What to do when you want to model these 4 cowls and no people around: You get your dogs to model them… (From Right to Left: Dakota in Perpetually Persistent Cowl, Rusty in Weeble Wobble Cowl, Jo in A Very … Continue reading →

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TGCK no.4 – Perpetually Persistant Cowl

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Start Date: March 1, 2012 End Date: March 1, 2012 Original Deadline: March 5, 2012 Super quick knit and here it is: and I just have to add this one:

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TGCK no. 4 – Perpetually Persistent Cowl

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

This is the yarn I’ll be using – Rowan Big Wool with 12mm circulars Lets see how much I can get done today!!

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