We should be working on the sleeves this week.
Reality check: this week the flu swept through our house. Except “through” would imply that it came and went. I think it just came, and hung ...
Nov 19, 2012
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For the 8 Weeks to a Sweater project, I’ve decided to do the Dawn cardigan by Hanna Maciejewska
This pattern is available as a free download on Ravelry and like a lot of free patterns, it does ...
Oct 02, 2012
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With all the holiday projects going on I have to admit my two knitting social projects, the 8,000 Feet Hoodie and the Stegosaurus, have fallen a little to the side. But I am happy to say I actually ha...
Dec 23, 2011
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Tuesday we posted a free pattern for this Stegosaurus from Knitted Dinosaurs thanks to STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books.
Now, we want to invite you all to knit it along with us, a virtual knitting soci...
Nov 10, 2011
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Yesterday, we reviewed the totally fun new knitting book by Tina Barrett, Knitted Dinosaurs. Well, the wonderful folks over at STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books have given us a free pattern from the book...
Nov 08, 2011
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I have so been ignoring my 8,000 Feet Hoodie as of late, I blame it on all the holiday projects. But last Wednesday, a couple friends came over for knitting (& wine) and I finally finished my firs...
Nov 07, 2011
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I’ve been slowly knitting away at the first sleeve on my 8,000 Feet Hoodie excitedly looking forward to starting the colorwork. There’s really not much to show or talk about at this part, ...
Oct 04, 2011
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Woohoo! I am through the biggest stockinette section of the hoodie. And it fits!
(The safety pins give you the idea of how it will fit closed with a 1″ button band)
This is probably the easies...
Sep 26, 2011
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Just a quick 8,000 Feet Hoodie update to show you what the sweater looks like once you divide the sleeves and the body.
At this point the sleeve stitches are on a stitch holder (a piece of scrap yarn...
Sep 12, 2011
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I have been busily knitting away on the raglan shaping on my 8,000 Feet Hoodie. Raglan shaping really is just making increases on either side of your markers to grow the front, sleeves, and back of th...
Sep 05, 2011
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