October…Really?!

It is the middle of October and I have no idea how that happened.  My “must knit/must spin” lists are still just lists.  I have finished several shawls in the course of mere days but I’m going on the umpteenth week to finish a short sleeve.  Go figure.  At this rate my sweater might be

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Hypoteneuse and Tools of the Trade

My current project is is Hypoteneuse by Anne Hanson / Knitspot.  I was drawn to this pattern for a multitude of reasons.  First, I needed a great unisex scarf pattern that had lots of visual interest along with rich texture.  Second, the pattern had to be easy to memorize and be portable (i.e. knit in

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Cabled Socks

The second Camp Loopy project is to knit socks or mittens with cables.  Cables are not exactly my favorite design element to knit (I don’t always remember which way my cable is supposed to go) but it is not a deal kill.  I can knit socks pretty quickly and decided that socks with cables that

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Henley with a Twist by Anne Hanson

It has been a while since I last updated the blog.  Yes, I did finish a pair of plain vanilla socks for the March YOSS.  They were finished on March 8th and photographed.  One of these days I will post a photo of the socks.  April’s YOSS project were fingerless mitts and while I love

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Pink ‘Paca Thuja Socks – Part II (Final)

The Pink ‘Paca Thuja Socks are done. The second sock was finished on 1.15.2011 and the obligatory completed sock photos have been taken.

The socks are very soft and keep my feet warm which was the intent when knitting them. I know that 100 percent Alpaca does stretch out of shape quickly

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