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Resurrecting the Neglected

After my flurry of quick projects, I’m finally returning to my long-neglected Drops 78-11 cardigan.

I started this over four months ago, but sort of lost interest in it after I got through the lace portion and a couple of inches into the stockinette. But now it’s done except for the sleeves. The sleeves on the [...]

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FO: Cabled Capelet

Yes, it’s another capelet-thingie.
Heh.
But I expect this one to be the last, at least for this winter.
Sorry the photos are a little grainy, but I’m playing with the self-timer and “burst” mode on the camera. It works out pretty well, but takes pictures at a lower resolution. But I guess it’s better than having to [...]

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FO: Green Eco Wool Cowl

Another quick one: bought the yarn, cast on, and finished – all in one day.

I gave the first one to my mother, since she liked it. So of course, I had to make another one for myself.
Pattern: Eco Wool Cowl from Blazing Needles
Yarn: Cascade Eco +, color 2452, about 3/4ths of the skein
Needles: US19 / [...]

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Winging It

I decided to make another capelet/shoulder shrug/cowl-thingie, but I’m just making it up as I go along.

I decided to do cables horizontally, and knit until it’s the right size to go around my body and arms comfortably. Then I’ll graft the ends together and pick up along one edge and knit upwards towards the neck. [...]

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Snow Day

Looks like I finished that hat at the right time.
Serendipitously, his snow-shoveling jacket happens to be gray with a black lining (and he has black gloves).

Hope y’all are keeping warm, wherever you are.

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