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Sometimes things just work out - I saw the pattern for this tank, and I knew I wanted to make it, so I did. Okay, its not a great story, but it is a great project, you have to give me that. This one is going to be a store sample at JP Knit and Stitch, but eventually its for my mom. Even though its mostly boring stockinette stitch, the finished tank is just so simple and elegant that Im considering making another one for me, like, next week. By Mona Schmidt for Espace Tricot. From JP Knit and Stitch.
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fat chickadee: knitting
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In mid-August I start yearning for all things fall, so yesterday I took a trip to JP Knit and Stitch. To buy some yarn for fall projects. Id already asked the kids what they needed/wanted. Theyre both pretty well set on hats and mittens and scarves. The boy asked for a Captain America pullover sweater, so I got some red, white and blue Cascade 220 Superwash for him:. And the starchild asked for those soft shoes I wrote about last time. And a pixie poncho (a Spud and Chloë. Posted at 11:05 AM in knitting.
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fat chickadee: work in progress
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Entries categorized "work in progress". In mid-August I start yearning for all things fall, so yesterday I took a trip to JP Knit and Stitch. To buy some yarn for fall projects. Id already asked the kids what they needed/wanted. Theyre both pretty well set on hats and mittens and scarves. The boy asked for a Captain America pullover sweater, so I got some red, white and blue Cascade 220 Superwash for him:. And the starchild asked for those soft shoes I wrote about last time. Posted at 11:05 AM in knitting.
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fat chickadee: books
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My very thoughtful kids gave me knitting books for Mothers Day (and yarn, see below), and then I bought myself another one because you can never have too many knitting books. By Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel and. By Helene Magnusson and Elin S. Sigurdardottir are part of a series, (along with. Incorporate the motto: One lifetime isnt long enough for all the things Id like to do, which I may have to get tattooed on my forehead. The Shape of Knitting. Posted at 09:15 AM in books. Pretty, useful things.
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waveband - fat chickadee
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Laquo; new books/helix scarf. Incremental change ». First thing when I got. The Shape of Knitting. By Lynne Barr I got out some leftover yarn and knit this amazing little headband:. Of course, it wasnt quite as simple as that, because of the three-dimensional twisted cable wave thing going on. I had to start it maybe three times, but then I got it, and it was a very quick knit after I understood what was going on. Posted at 10:02 AM in finished objects. The comments to this entry are closed.
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spring spinning - fat chickadee
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Laquo; marriage equality banner - done! Mother's day bouquet ». Im working on a couple spinning projects right now, which pretty much guarantees that I wont get any of them done any time soon, but it gives me some day-to-day variety, anyway. The first is this cloud of angora rabbit fiber that I took home from our visit to Northern Heights Farm. Finally, I bought two braids of hand-dyed fiber from The Spun Monkey. Posted at 08:40 AM in spinning. The comments to this entry are closed.
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mother's day bouquet - fat chickadee
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Laquo; spring spinning. New books/helix scarf ». I met a lot of really creative and talented people while working on the marriage equality banner project, and some of them asked me to help out with a Mothers Day installation at the Arnold Arboretum. Of course I said yes:. Diane Ivey of Lady Dye Fiber Arts. Put together this great flower-covered bench for Lilac Sunday, a Mothers Day tradition at the Arboretum, with a little help from JPs Yahn Bomb Squad. Posted at 09:36 AM in finished objects.
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incremental change - fat chickadee
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Hip to be square slippers ». So Ive been away from the blog - literally and figuratively - for a bit. Went on vacation, came back, got a new car, got a new phone , started working (at a yarn store! Changed the blog layout (what do you think? Knit some stuff, you know, all that kind of thing. Its officially summer, so wool gets a bit heavy, but Ive finished a few projects and I have a few more in mind. First is a Color Affection, which is currently living as an in-store sample:. Fat chickadee on the web.
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marriage equality banner - done! - fat chickadee
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Laquo; ombre tank. Spring spinning ». Marriage equality banner - done! And there are plenty more of the work in progress at the JP Knit and Stitch site. As you can see, we finished, and it looks pretty great. There was so much awesome organization and work and support from JP Knit and Stitch, the JP Stitch and Bitch group, and the whole local crafting community, it was really inspiring. Posted at 09:06 AM in finished objects. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed.
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