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More yarn than skills…. Smart Bitches Last Minute Neck Warmer (or: melting in July….). July 5, 2015. Rome is hot this week, even for Rome. Warm in the morning, stifling mid-afternoon, and even the locals are complaining. The flat stays at 29-31C, which is fine if you are immobile with a fan blowing on you, but with no cool evening breeze to lighten the air, life is slow. Dinners are assembled: cold… Continue reading Smart Bitches Last Minute Neck Warmer (or: melting in July….). June 21, 2015. May 14, 2015.
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Smart Bitches Last Minute Neck Warmer (or: melting in July….) – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. Smart Bitches Last Minute Neck Warmer (or: melting in July….). July 5, 2015. Rome is hot this week, even for Rome. Warm in the morning, stifling mid-afternoon, and even the locals are complaining. The flat stays at 29-31C, which is fine if you are immobile with a fan blowing on you, but with no cool evening breeze to lighten the air, life is slow. Dinners are assembled: cold rice salad,. If you enjoy romance novels, and especially snarky reviews, it is a fabulous site. Knit, sew o...
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Grey Garbaklut washcloth – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. June 21, 2015. June 21, 2015. Rome is warm, and after knitting for ages on a Lacy Baktus scarf (fun, but slow going for me), I took a break and knitted up a quick washcloth as a housewarming gift for a friend. I knew she has a blue kitchen, so a grey and blue set it was. The scarf is done, but is a bit wonky and will need blocking – maybe next weekend? Project 13 (2015): Grey knitted washcloth for Alice. Pattern: See below, Garbaklut. Yarn purchased: online in Italy. Repeat until ...
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More yarn than skills…. March 10, 2017. March 6, 2017. After moving to Accra, Ghana 14 months ago I have not been blogging. I have been knitting, though, despite the heat and the humidity. These are a couple Easter-coloured washcloths for my friend Mary, whose birthday it is tomorrow. Project 2 (2017): Easter washcloths for Mary Pattern: Sukkertøyklut from Silacruz Yarn: Drops Loves You 5,… Continue reading Easter washcloths. Grey Linen Barbro washcloth. March 6, 2017. September 13, 2015. August 30, 2015.
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Summer Textured Washcloth – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. August 15, 2015. August 15, 2015. Like many places, it’s been hot in Rome for weeks, and my knitting has been slow. Watermelon for dinner? Project 17 (2015): Summer Textured Washcloth. PDF from Creative Knitting magazine. Yarn: Sirdar Summer Stripes (60% cotton, 40% acrylic), 50gr = 158 metres. Yarn purchased: online in UK. Colour: 0309, sand-beige-green-blue. Difficulty for me: easy. Needles: circular needles size 4 mm. Knitted where: mostly on morning bus commute, Rome. Enter yo...
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Ripple striped summer washcloth – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. Ripple striped summer washcloth. August 30, 2015. August 30, 2015. This is made to match the Summer Textured Washcloth. Project 18 (2015): Ripple striped washcloth. Pattern: Based on Ripple Hand Towel by Knitting Ninja. Yarn: Sirdar Summer Stripes (60% cotton, 40% acrylic), 50gr = 158 metres. Yarn purchased: online in UK. Colour: 0309, sand-beige-green-blue. Difficulty for me: easy. Needles: circular needles size 4 mm. Knitted where: On Isola del Giglio on holidays July 2015.
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Magenta Garbaklut washcloths – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. September 13, 2015. September 13, 2015. We just had a rainstorm, a welcome change. People are back from holidays, schools are starting, and cooking and knitting are both more enjoyable. I have various projects in my knitting basket, but sometimes I just feel like knitting something easy, like these Garbaklut washcloths. Good for holiday knitting where you need to be sociable (and drink wine) and chat without much stitch counting. Project 19 (2015): Magenta Garbaklut washcloths.
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Lacy Baktus #1 in turquoise, black and purple – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. Lacy Baktus #1 in turquoise, black and purple. July 12, 2015. July 12, 2015. I had heard about Baktus scarves, but never actually tried knitting one. They are great — flexible for the amount of yarn you have, for various yarn types, and they are so simple to knit! That does not mean I did not miscount a few times, which meant some wonky edges, but that is much improved after a wash. Definitely will be knitting more of these! Pattern: Lacy Baktus by Terhi. Final weight: 103 grammes.
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Completed 2014-2015 – strikkelysten
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More yarn than skills…. Since I am learning about yarns and techniques, and want to keep track of what worked (and did not…), here are the projects I actually completed 2014-2015. Slow knitting, but this is fun! 1 Purple wrist warmers. In Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk (77% alpaca, 23% silk, needles 4 mm). 2 Imperial Walker washcloth. In Drops Paris (100% cotton, needles 4.5 mm). In Drops Delight (75% wool, 25% polyamid, needles 2.5 mm). 4 Blue Garbaklut washcloth. Yarn: Drops Paris, 100% cotton, needles 4 mm).
