Fixing an increase

For the sleeve increases on Rusted Root, I’ve been using Elizabeth Zimmerman’s easy shmeasy method of increasing because 1) They are easy, 2) I am lazy, and 3) I actually kind of like the little hole created by the increases…. I think it goes well with the airy lace pattern on the front. (Again, I [...]

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Calling all knitters – please help!

I’ve got some weird bumps (gaps?) in my stockinette and I cannot figure out how they got there or how to fix them!!! They’re not too noticeable on the right side, but you can definitely tell there’s something funky going on on the wrong side. (Just FYI, I’ve already tried ripping back and picking up [...]

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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!

I’m about 10 rows away from finishing the sleeves on my Rusted Root, so tonight I realized that if I wanted to fix the GAPING HOLE that had formed at the shoulder, I’d have to do it soon. I don’t even know how it got there (maybe I accidentally dropped a stitch after an increase?), [...]

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Finally, a decent photo

Just wanted to post a progress shot of my first sweater!!! I started this on the plane ride down to LA last Monday, then knit tons more waiting for my flight back on Friday (which eventually got cancelled!!!), and then more on the plane ride back to Seattle today. I just got to [...]

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Travel delays + knitting mishaps = Sucky day

This is how my yesterday went…… But first I have to back up to the day before. On Thursday I was on the phone with my travel agency trying to book an earlier flight home for Friday and they then told me I was actually supposed to leave that night, on Thursday. Whoops. Turns out I [...]

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Rusted Root WIP

I’m in a meeting so I have to keep this short. Just wanted to post that I’m making progress on my Rusted Root!!!

I knitted a couple inches on the plane ride on Monday and then some more on Tuesday night, but then I noticed on Wednesday that I was a stitch off on the lace [...]

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Caught blogging

One of my coworkers (“teammates”) just caught me updating my blog.
“You have a blog?”
“Yah.”
“Cool.”
“It’s mostly about knitting.”
“People really need up-to-the minute updates on that stuff?”
BURN.

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How to annoy me

I flew down to Southern California this morning for work and I specifically took the earliest flight possible* because it’s usually just full of business types who pretty much stick to themselves. Or so I thought. I got stuck by this guy who…
- Talked to me all while I was knitting the intricate part of [...]

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My first socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I FINISHED MY SOCKS!!!!
I stayed up til midnight last Saturday, re-working 2 inches of the heel that I had to rip out, then I woke up at 5:30 am on Sunday morning and watched “While Harry Met Sally” with the headphones on while furiously knitting away, and then last night I stayed up way too [...]

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My Second Sock Syndrome

Nooooo, I don’t have that type of SSS…. Mine’s different. I have no trouble casting on for the second sock. I cast this one on as soon as I slid that first, toasty, completed sock onto my foot.
My problem really boils down to arrogance. I get cocky and I don’t pay attention! Within 10 rows of [...]

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