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f.o.: first sets of ’24 socks
Remember when I mentioned that I’ve spent more than a decade knitting socks for other people? And that in 2024, I was going to knit my stash to make socks just for me? Well, here are my first two pairs made in January. The ones at left used a wild pink yarn that I won…
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makes by me: hilma sweater.
Things I spend time making—and never wear. This one is the Hilma pullover from Pom Pom Quarterly and while I had to muddle through without errata, I think it came out pretty beautifully. I don’t know if I’ll wear it; they often end up being gifted. I love making things but I don’t know how to…
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f.o.: grandma’s medley.
Realizing I’ve failed to document so many things I’ve made over the last few years as the audience for blogging dwindled, I’m looking at what I’ve made during this time. And even though no one is reading this, that’s O.K. It’s kind of a living record of how I’ve stuck with this craft and kept…
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f.o.: regolith.
So this is the third pattern I’ve knit from the gorgeous Cosmology Collection by Kiyomi and Sachiko Burgin–it’s the Regolith hoodie by Kiyomi Burgin and boy it’s beautiful. I want to knit another one because I immediately gifted this version to my mom for taking my Joan dog for a few days of spring break…
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2024: year of socks?
I’ve made a lot of socks for other people. I loved these ones from last winter, which I never got final snaps of and are now gone. They were perfect in every way; the right colors, the right pattern, executed just as I had envisioned in my mind (this does not happen all the time…
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f.o.: piilo sweater.
This is the Piilo Sweater by Jonna Hietala and it’s lovely. The pattern is quite clear and the end results are gorgeous and quite comfortable. I decided to use La Bien Aimee Corrie Worsted, as the pattern called for. This was my first time using this yarn and I did love it. I thought these…
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f.o. : hilma sweater.
Honestly, this Hilma Sweater by Amy Blackwell I knit last winter was quite the labor of love. I adore Pom Pom Quarterly. Every issue, I covet a ton of the designs. And the collection as a whole is so beautiful–it’s fashion. But this Hilma Sweater…. I found the print pattern in the actual magazine to…
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f.o. : gr8 gingham.
This sweater was a love/hate knit for me. I absolutely love this pattern–Gr8 Gingham Raglan by Jessie Maed Designs–and the effect of knitting it with the colors in the original sample, which are so not colors I would normally go for but…I went in. The hate comes in that it took me so many, many…
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f.o. : bistripe hat.
I haven’t made too many hats in recent years because it is indeed true: you can have too many hats and you can gift too many hats. That being said, Bistripe Beanie by James Watts came along and who said too many hats? I knit this exactly as the pattern called for; with Daruma IroIro…
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w.i.p.: the balan cardigan.
Please help me find the inspiration and brain space to pick up the amazing Balan Cardigan by Emily Greene that I started last spring. This was before we decided to sell our small place in Boston and move to a gorgeous, 1940s house with so much more room to roam–and a bunch of projects to…
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f.o. : sunshine sweater.
This Sunshine Pullover by TinCan Knits was a dream–I splurged on my first skeins from Rainbow Heirloom and I’m so pleased because the yarn is absolutely incredible. Vivid, striking! I got a few mini skeins, as well, to use on a hat or small accessories later. The Sunshine was made for my youngest nephew, who…
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f.o.: sheep camp sweater.
This is Sheep Camp Sweater by Jennifer Berg. It’s a really fun one to knit–my only modification was to make it a full length sweater with full length sleeves (hello winter, New England!). I used Brown Sheep Prairie Spun DK for this one, which I haven’t previously knit with before and I have to say,…