Author Archives: Maven

Wrist Warmers

By Maven | Published: March 8, 2010
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. And here I am, stuck at the sleeve. I don’t know [...]
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Forever warped

By Maven | Published: March 6, 2010
Wow.  I started this simple weaving project because I was craving a little bit of that back and forth sound that comes from the shuttle skimming across the warp strings.  I ripped out a circular shawl that I began as a healing shawl when I went to Brazil (it was just ugly.  It looked like [...]
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Knitting Olympics 2010 – Noro Knee Highs

By Maven | Published: March 3, 2010
Alright, so I am a couple of days late with photos… I just kept forgetting!  But I’m here now! The socks knit up really fast.  So fast, in fact, that I think that I could have taken on something a little more difficult.  However,  I finished them.  I darned in all of the ends… … it is [...]
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Sock(s)

By Maven | Published: February 26, 2010
Hi.  I’m checking in at 2:12 pm to let you know that I have passed the heel of the second sock. In fact, I may even be two stripes past the heal on the second sock.  I haven’t tried it on though, I’m afraid to have to rip back again. Did I mention I am not [...]
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Halfway questions

By Maven | Published: February 20, 2010
Today is halfway, or at least that is second hand information from the Yarn Harlot’s blog post.  Am I halfway?  Well, I could be.  I could stop here. I could bind off now, and have this be the top of my sock.  I have completed a couple of inches of ribbing and decreased for the upper [...]
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