Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Nov 25th, 2008 3 Comments »
Spider hat is the end! That’s it. Fini. I love the way it turned out, but the shouting and celebrating that occurred when I finished was not all about the hat. I took on a lot this Christmas and I am still a little afraid to count hats because if I came up one short [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Nov 19th, 2008 4 Comments »
I know I’ve knitted enough Fair Isle hats to supply all of Texas. Thanks for the compliments on the Trees and Hills hat. Yes, it is my own design. I’ve been working at creating charts with Excel and this is the first attempt worth knitting into a hat. I am going to duplicate stitch one small [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Nov 13th, 2008 3 Comments »
I told myself that I was finished with the Fair Isle hats when the trees hat was done.
Now I am second guessing that decision because I found a chart that is perfect for GS#3. He loves all things creepy crawly so spiders are ideal for my wild life lover. I suppose you would call [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Nov 8th, 2008 4 Comments »
When the knitting bogs down what do you do? I have been knitting on the last hat forever! The alpaca scarf doesn’t seem to be getting any longer, and the hand towels are not quite “there”. What can I do? I know I’ll call the GNO girls!
Two friends and I have been dubbed by others [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Nov 3rd, 2008 4 Comments »
That is what I am calling the new hat with the little ski dudes all over it. It is a modification of the Chullo hat seen here at Knitty.com. This one is for DSIL#2 and he is not an ear-flap lover! (Pardon the two out of place stitches. I will fix that!) It is almost [...]
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