Tag: knit cowl
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The 4th, General Update, Trip/Garden Pictures
Happy Independence Day my fellows Americans! Today’s going to be a low-key day for me since I’ve already been to the requisite cook out (yesterday), have seen plenty of fireworks (Disney World fireworks have ruined me for all others), and it’s supposed to rain here. For some flag-waving variety, here’s the flag that flew over…
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So Many Choices
I’ve been busy with my oldest’s high school graduation and his new student orientation at West Virginia University, which is about 3 hours away from where we live. I’m so excited about WVU now part of me wishes I was the one going off to school. I think it’s a great fit for my son,…
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The Cowl Kick Continues
That new design I’ve been working on has finally come together. Switching the needle size and finding the right yarn (nothing variegated!) were all it took for me to like the stitch pattern, which is Lazy Rib out of Barbara G. Walker’s Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns with some minor modification. I think…
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Rose Herringbone Cowl
I finally finished it, washed and blocked and everything. And of course listed it on etsy. Calculating the price for this was tricky because I won’t be able to replicate it when I finish this skein; I do have enough for one more – I only used half the skein. The yarn is discontinued and…
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New Project & Pattern: Herringbone Infinity Cowl
I’ve been working on another cowl, this time in herringbone stitch. I tried herringbone stitch a long time ago, in 2008 or 2009, and had a lot of difficulty knitting it. I think I was using right-sized needles for the yarn which was too tight; this time I used much larger needles than what’s called…
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Mannequin Arrival, Thoughts on The Yarn Office
I ordered a mannequin last week because the latest batch of pictures for the Quill Eyelet Cowl were pretty dismal selfies. I am no model and while I can sometimes get an acceptable-to-me selfie, it takes me a long time and some days I’m just not into it. Enter the mannequin. It was under $60…
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Quill Eyelet Cowl: The Cowl Saga Continues
Yes, I know it’s the wrong season for wearing cowls, or mostly the wrong season; when I worked in an office, the air conditioning ensured that I could’ve used all the hand knits I had all summer. However, spring & summer are the right seasons to knit cowls. Really, any season is the right season to…
Little Golden Notebook 