Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2010’

• Wicked case of startitis

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  The affix -itis means swollen or inflamed.  Its usually accompanied by pain, because things are larger than they should be. That’s why tonsillitis hurts…  Startitis is a common term among knitters to mean that one is having frequent starts to new knitting projects and implies …

  

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• Spring Mittens

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  Blog: Well, well, well.  Here we are again, yet another project on the go before the sweater has been finished. Blogger: Ya, I… Blog: Ya nothing.  There is a certain expectation here.  Some people are process knitters.  They tune in to see your pictures, or …

  

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• FO Friday: Warm Arms

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  Well,  here I am.  I am being very efficient by writing the blog post while my camera battery is charging and then stealthily inserting pictures after.  This way, I can be sewing by noon and maybe have time to drop into Dressew this afternoon. I …

  

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• Darn It!

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  Wow.  These went fast! I’m not an overly speedy knitter.  I think maybe I just spent way more time knitting  yesterday than I spent doing anything else. (Can you tell it’s raining and dark here?  The light in that photo is completely unnatural.  Yuck.) You …

  

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• Wrist Warmers

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  I’ve been knitting this sweater.  I got the yarn a long time ago, inspired to make this sweater, but ended up deciding that the neck was too high. So the yarn just sat there.  Finally, I found the Garter Yoke Cardi started well before Brazil. …

  

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