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Sparkly socks and other wonders

Finished Object Alert! Plus Sparkly Sock In Progress Quick note: This post is late! I actually wrote it more than a week ago, before my laptop died and took everything with it. Now I'm trying to catch up with all of you! Here's the latest...with...

Published Feb 18, 2011 2:46 PM by KD Sandi

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Keeping Those Wild WIPs Under Control

I don’t know about you, but my life has been Crazy Town lately, and my knitting has suffered. Over the holidays, I pretty much just grabbed whatever project was closest; when I stopped to do something else, I’d leave the project in a corner...

Published Jan 31, 2011 9:55 AM by KD Sandi

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Are You A Better Knitter Now Than 365 Days Ago?

I'm glad you all liked the Leapfrogging Hearts cable (below, in the turquoise yarn) I designed for my sister's Central Park Hoodie . I will definitely share the chart once I get a little further along and am sure that all the kinks in it are worked...

Published Dec 31, 2010 10:57 AM by KD Sandi

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And the winning cable is...

Leap-frogging hearts! Many thanks to DebiH, who named my wee heart ribbon pattern. And many, many thanks to the dozens and dozens of you who wrote in with opinions, humble and otherwise, regarding the cable design for my sister’s modified Central...

Published Dec 10, 2010 1:31 PM by KD Sandi

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Can I stop swatching now?

The good news: I have Made Progress on my sister's modified Central Park Hoodie . The bad news: I've done so many swatches that if all those stitches had been Actual Hoodie Stitches, sister Liz would be wearing her new hoodie by now. I really...

Published Dec 2, 2010 1:07 PM by KD Sandi

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Substituting One Knitted Cable for Another

It seemed like a really good idea at the time. Ever since my sister Liz asked me to make her the Central Park Hoodie , I've been planning on substituting a bit of custom cablework in for the cables in the original design. It's not that I don't...

Published Nov 19, 2010 1:13 PM by KD Sandi

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Knitting A Heritage Gift

Dear Liz, You've been waiting patiently for it to be your turn, and it's waaaaayyy past time. So this one's for you, sweetie. Love, Your big sis There's a tradition in my family that one gift each year, usually presented at Christmas,...

Published Nov 3, 2010 11:51 AM by KD Sandi

Filed under: Lace Knitting, Knitting Patterns, Knitting Daily, Knitted Shawls, Knitting

10 Reasons To Go To A Wool Festival

It has come to my attention that some of you have not been to a wool festival. Having just come back from the mystical, magical event that is Rhinbeck Sheep & Wool , I feel it is my duty to Spread The Woolly Love and try to convince each and every...

Published Oct 22, 2010 10:44 AM by KD Sandi

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In Which The Frogs & I (finally) Knit A Fine Hat

See that hat in the photo at left? This hat is mocking me. (See how it drops down low over my eyes and makes me look like I am five? It mocks me.) It's Connie Chang Chinchio's Blume Hat from Knitscene Fall 2010 , and trust me, Connie has nothing...

Published Oct 1, 2010 12:54 PM by KD Sandi

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I Hear The Frogs Call My Name

Up here in Ontario, the leaves are starting to turn, and the temperatures are dropping. This will be my third Canadian winter, and without realizing it, I've started doing actual Winter Preparations for the first time in my life. (Yes, I lived in...

Published Sep 23, 2010 12:19 PM by KD Sandi

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Time for Toques: Autumn in Canada

Just now, just this very minute, I saw the very first Knit Cap of the season walk by. Well, OK, the cap itself wasn't doing the walking; Stephen King is not (yet) scripting my life's story. There was a human wearing the knit cap, but the point...

Published Sep 9, 2010 3:41 PM by KD Sandi

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Married, With Knitting

"You're knitting a hat," Nicholas says pointedly, eyeing the stitches on my needles with the practiced eye of a knitter's husband. "Why, yes, I am knitting a hat," I reply, as innocently as possible. I continue knitting, humming...

Published Aug 26, 2010 2:09 PM by KD Sandi

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Almost done...so what should I knit next?

I'm getting near the end of my Tattoo Tank ! The body is done, and now I'm working on the finishing touches. Most of these finishing touches are structural, meaning I'm doing some extra bits to help keep the slippery cotton/tencel yarn under...

Published Aug 20, 2010 11:13 AM by KD Sandi

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The Joy of Modifying Armholes On-the-Fly (not)

Let's be honest. When it comes to having to modify armhole shaping on-the-fly, I have a great alternative. Let's all just go play in the shark tank instead. Yeah. Because that would be a ton more fun, methinks, than having to do the nifty math...

Published Aug 12, 2010 12:40 PM by KD Sandi

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It's A Great Yarn...For Some Other Pattern

I finally made it to the armholes on my Tattoo Tank . Lest you think I am a slacker who sits around all day eating chocolates and watching soap operas: I not only made it to the armholes, I am also done with the armhole shaping on the back, AND I have...

Published Aug 5, 2010 2:41 PM by KD Sandi

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Sparkly socks and other wonders

Keeping Those Wild WIPs Under Control

Are You A Better Knitter Now Than 365 Days Ago?

And the winning cable is...

Can I stop swatching now?

Substituting One Knitted Cable for Another

Knitting A Heritage Gift

10 Reasons To Go To A Wool Festival

In Which The Frogs & I (finally) Knit A Fine Hat

I Hear The Frogs Call My Name

Time for Toques: Autumn in Canada

Married, With Knitting

Almost done...so what should I knit next?

The Joy of Modifying Armholes On-the-Fly (not)

It's A Great Yarn...For Some Other Pattern