Category: Knit American
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I’m Getting Better at this Knitting Thing…Sort of.
Post Script to Friday: After wearing the Velma sweater all day Friday, I came to the conclusion I was not happy with the way the neck of the sweater had stretched out and caused the ribbing to hang funny off my shoulders. If I am feeling adventurous, I might crochet around the neck. Alternately, I…
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Vintage Baby Hat
Finished object on a Friday! Check out the project details on Ravelry, if you’re so inclined!
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Flagstaff Fiber Festival
Weird–two weeks ago, I was here: Yesterday, I was here: Querido, good soul that he is, took me up north to the Flagstaff Fiber Festival. We got to see Churro sheep being sheared with old-fashioned (and wickedly sharp) shears, And a sheepdog demonstration! I came home with a skein of mineral-dyed Churro and a bag…
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Hello Melvie
My apologies for the complete disappearance; I was so tangled up in knitting, I didn’t have time to blog. Well, I might have if I didn’t also hold a full time job, but that’s a separate issue. I’m back, and I have a finished object! Remember how, in my last <a href="https://antiquotidian.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/melvie/"most recent knitting-related post,…
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Melvie
With the Damson shawl complete, I have become utterly obsessed with another project on the needles: Melvie. The last time you saw Melvie, it looked like a scarf. The latest manifestation of my Knit American project, Melvie is made out of Beaverslide Dry Goods yarn. After a short hiatus, I turned the scarf into a…
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Knit Brit
No pictures today, dear readers. Please insert your own imaginary picture of me pleased as can be looking up at a dark gray sky outside my high-up office window. Last August I set out to Knit American, and explore a sustainable way of crafting. I have not bought exclusively American-sourced and -spun yarns since that…
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Vega Photoshoot
Every year, central Arizona waits waits waits waits waits for cool weather, and we’re teased, and disappointed, and then wham bang it’s a scant 55º at the bus stop in the morning. Hat weather! Good thing I’ve got a new tam… Above you see the Vega Beret, as it is properly named, in progress. This…
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Mad as a…
As soon as fall peeks around the corner, the first thing I want to knit is a hat. A little hat, to ward off the gentle morning chill and keep my ears from getting cold (oh, how I hate it when my ears are cold). In the Phoenix area, this reflex is perhaps maladaptive: last…
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