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Spectrum Wrapup

Even though I usually didn’t remember to put anything in my posts about Project Spectrum, I really was trying to follow along.
So may I present… Project Spectrum 3 - Elements.

Feb/March: FIRE - orange, red, pink
Apr/May: EARTH - green, brown, metallics
June/July: AIR - gray, white, yellow
Aug/Sept: WATER - blue, black, purple

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Summer Goals

Normally I don’t like to set knitting goals, but for this contest, I’ll play along.
Summer 2008 Knitting Goals (Links below are to Ravelry)

1. Make a summer cardigan (I’m swatching for the Drops 106-3 cardi)
2. Finish the second Artichoke Sock
3. Make one more complete pair of socks - I heart these or maybe these or these.
4. [...]

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Project Spectrum Elements

The Project Spectrum for 2008 is all about the elements - fire, earth, air, and water. April and May are “Earth”: greens, browns, and metallics. To kick off the new element, I’ve started on Forest Canopy, using Plain & Fancy Wool Company’s sport yarn in “Brown Variegated”. I think the color name isn’t [...]

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Behooded

Although knitting time has been scarce lately, I’m nearing the finish on the Central Park Hoodie. I finished the hood, and now I’m starting the front bands. I’ve been able to try it on, and I’m very pleased with it so far, so I’m excited to finish. I still haven’t decided what to do about [...]

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Knittin’ Mittens

I’ve got 3 pairs of mittens knitted for the Knit Unto Others project. I’ve used 3 different patterns so far.
The tiny striped mittens are from the pattern “Child’s Simple Striped Mittens” by Sivia Harding, and are made from two colors of Wool-Ease. The dark brown stripe is some of the yarn that belonged to David, [...]

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