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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: Faux Foot!
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Sunday, May 24, 2015. Inspired by the wooden foot form I saw at Abeja in Washington state and the idea of a custom dress form made with an old t-shirt and duct tape, I decided to try to use the idea to make a foot. Mom bought me a few designs from which to select. Originally I wanted houndstooth, but when she saw all the choices I couldn't make up my mind. In the end, we decided the argyle was the most appropriate. Layers were carefully added in small sections to conform to the shape of my foot. I'll pro...
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Victorian Lace Today: Half Curved Shawl with Diamond Edging. DONE
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A blog for people interested in knitting a project from that great new book Victorian Lace Today. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Half Curved Shawl with Diamond Edging. DONE. Yarn: JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18. Needle: Addi Turbo Lace 3.00mm 24in. Size: 92in by 42in. You can view more photos on my flickr. It was fun to knit this shawl. This is so beautiful! April 18, 2008 at 8:44:00 PM PDT. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sorry, new sign-ups are closed! Half Curved Shawl with Diamond Edging. DONE.
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Victorian Lace Today: May 2008
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A blog for people interested in knitting a project from that great new book Victorian Lace Today. Monday, May 19, 2008. Scarf with French Trellis. I finally got this blocked.a great, fast knit and I am very happy with the final results! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sorry, new sign-ups are closed! Unfortunately we can't take any more participants to the Victorian Lace Today KAL. Scarf with French Trellis.
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: November 2012
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Thursday, November 1, 2012. Patterns of Behavior Sweater. At the beginning of the year I was on a kick to knit with the various beautiful yarns. I've been acquiring over the years. What was the point in having them tucked away in the dining room credenza if I wasn't going to actively enjoy them? This plan was working well until two things happened. First, I find it hard to juggle my personal knitting with my work knitting. There are only so many hours in the day, after all. Despite all that I'd been zipp...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: Shawl Struggles
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Friday, August 8, 2014. Back in January I bought the pattern for the Carradal Shawl. It is designed by Lucy Hauge and is part of her Celtic Cable Shawls eBook. Carradal is the first one that really caught my eye. All the ones after seem more beautiful than the next. This probably means I should buy the eBook, but I figured I should knit this shawl first! I'm kinda of tired of all these shawlets that are really glorified scarves! If I'm going to knit a shawl I want it to be usable. That made a very floppy...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: April 2012
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Saturday, April 28, 2012. The Purple Jitterbug Socks were the socks of choice this morning. As I was "walking" the dogs I felt a bit of a breeze on one ankle. I use the word "walking" loosely since I take them across the street to the big field, remove their leashes, and let them run.). Why is there is a breeze in my shoe? I look down and see a big old hole in my sock heel. Wait I minute," I think, "didn't I already darn these socks? And, sure enough, I can see a little patch on the other heel. I've been...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012. I finally cast on for my official Ravellenic Games project (The Three Lace Cardigan from the Juniper Moon Farm Findley book) last night. You know, I'd been composing this blog post in my head (as you do) and I've totally forgotten was I was planning to write. I do remember that it was going to be very clever (of course) and not really knitting related. It was also full of excuses about why I haven't blogged since Saturday. Happily, my in-laws lent us their car. So I didn't blog on...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: Sweater Surgery
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Saturday, January 24, 2015. I woke up this morning with a potentially brilliant idea. My iPhone suggested "dangerous " after I typed "potentially", Siri knows me so well. Anyway, I knit this Buttercup top last Summer. Halfway through I read that the pattern runs large. Turns out that is accurate. The body fit well, but the bodice was a bit plunging for my taste. After all that time knitting, I wore it anyway. Then this morning I woke up and thought, "Why not just frog the problem area? At most, it might ...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: Patterns
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Simple is what you want after a long day when you really want to knit but you don’t want to think or when you have fun self-patterning yarn and want a pattern that will allow the yarn to speak for itself. However, this pattern is not entirely mindless. The heel flap features a garter stitch edge paired with the heel stitch. This gives a nice detail along the edge of the heel with a cushy center. Cubes and Cables Anklet $5. Hey, Sock Knitter! Are you fatigued by heel flaps? Sick of short rows? This yarn c...
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The Adventures of Traveling Ann: Fake foot
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015. We are on vacation in Washington state. Drinking ALL the wine! These first few nights we're staying at The Inn at Abeja, which is beautiful. When we checked in last night I saw this foot form. Maybe it's a shoe form? I couldn't resist trying a sock on it. I was a bit surprised by how well it fit! Then I wondered how the form compared to my foot. The width is probably the same, but the toes are longer. I guess it wouldn't be a good sock blocker. April 22, 2015 at 9:00 PM. Top do...
