Archives » March, 2007

Progress in Pink

I’m making good progress on the Dollar and a Half Cardigan. I decided to go with US-7 needles, and I’m just going to hope it works out okay. So far it seems like it will. It’s knitting up quickly, so I’m hoping I’ll be wearing it for Easter.
I was planning to work on Icarus last [...]

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I Got Mine

The “Margene Sock Kit” is now available at Gardiner Yarn Works. But hurry, there’s only a few left.

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Cover Girl

Have you been over to Mim’s to congratulate her on having Icarus selected for the cover photo of The Best of Interweave Knits? A well-deserved recognition - her designs are awesome. We’ll have to have a little celebratory toast (with our latte’s) at SnB next week. That’s one talented grrrl.
So now, I think I really [...]

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Swatch Number 2

I decided to go ahead and try another swatch for the Dollar and a Half Cardigan with larger needles (US6). This one actually came out pretty close - the lace gauge was larger, but the stockinette didn’t really change as much as I expected. It was close enough that I started working [...]

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A Dollar Short

I swatched for the Dollar and a Half Cardigan, but I’m afraid I’ve come up a bit short.
The instructions only give the gauge for the lace pattern, not for the reverse stockinette. But certainly the two should be about the same width, and the photos look like the lace and stockinette sections are about the [...]

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