Category Archives: finished object

Quick reversible bag

A few months ago, my friend Alex mentioned wanting to learn how to knit. She’d learned once, as a child, from a relative but it had been a decidedly less than relaxing experience, and she’d forgotten how. I offered to … Continue reading

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Rigid heddle houndstooth/pinwheel scarf

            After a long, graduate school-induced blog slumber, I decided it was time for a new post. And so I went through some photos of my more recent fibre arts projects, including this handwoven scarf, … Continue reading

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FO: Star Crossed Slouchy Beret

Judging by its popularity on Ravelry (6805 projects at last count), the Star Crossed Slouchy Beret is as appealing to others as it was to me. I needed a new winter hat, and the pattern looked like a quick and … Continue reading

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Citron, finished

The fact that I last wrote about my Citron scarf in September should tell you a bit about the speed of my knitting. It might also say something about the pattern, which is appealingly simple, but that simplicity also makes … Continue reading

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FO of yore: ChildHood cardigan

As I mentioned before, my first (well, only) handknit sweater was for a small child. A few years ago, before I started this blog, I made the ChildHood cardigan from Knitty for the daughter of friends, using cotton yarn for … Continue reading

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FO: Black Diamonds vest

Before I got sidelined from knitting with an injury, I wanted to make a vest to wear over dress shirts in the fall. There are a lot of unflattering, poorly fitting vests out there, but I found one whose fit … Continue reading

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Scarves

Just in time for warmer weather, I present last season’s knitting projects: scarves. Most people start with scarves when learning to knit, since they are a) simple, b) gauge doesn’t matter (being one-size-fits-all), and c) there’s more patterns for scarves … Continue reading

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