All Blog Posts Tagged 'cardigan' (12)

Finished my Classic Lines Cardigan!

I'm done! I'm done! I calculate that my Classic Lines Cardigan is the most stitches I've ever knit for one project--coming in around 76,000 stitches (38 size). Eeep! I'm glad I didn't make that calculation before I started! I squeeked this one in under the 6 month mark, and it fits like a dream, so I'm quite proud. Angela helped me take some photos. It's very windy outside, so it was quite the… Continue

Added by Melissa on September 22, 2009 at 11:25am — 13 Comments

What next? Socks!

I have almost finished the cardigan, sewing it up and then knitting the neck, then i'm done. Which is great because I'm sick of hot pink for the moment. I'm excited about making more progress on my dad's sweater, getting through the ribbing so it can be a reading project. I also plan to start my first pair of socks, for when I'm watching tv with my man in bed. Something that requires some focus, but allows me to still watch the movie. Over the years I have bought dozens of multi-colored acrylic… Continue

Added by Danielle Barratt on September 13, 2009 at 4:58pm — 1 Comment

It's all about yesterday

I realised this morning that each blog is all about yesterday. I never have time on the day to write, I knit til i'm to tired to do another row.....then I go to sleep. So it's always the next morning that I blog about the day before. Oh well, it's all good I suppose. Yesterday was productive again once my son had his nap. I knit and read Hide by Lisa Gardner and had a lovely break. Manage to completely finish the body of the cardigan and I measured it against my daughter because it looked like… Continue

Added by Danielle Barratt on September 8, 2009 at 6:23pm — 1 Comment

Multiple Projects

I have made excellent progress on my daughter's cardigan, but now it is getting a little fiddly. With the stitch holders, extra balls of yarn, decreases and color changes, it really isn't suitable for me to carry around. I don't KIP yet, but i like to knit while watching kids tv shows and movies, or while I am outside with them. So I started my dad's sweater. For now the sweater is simple and can be carried around easily. Although the pattern is to be knit in pieces, I decided to knit the body i… Continue

Added by Danielle Barratt on September 7, 2009 at 6:03pm — 2 Comments

Line by line

I'm inching along on my Classic Lines Cardigan, and I'm amazed to see how much progress I've made just by… Continue

Added by Melissa on June 23, 2009 at 12:32pm — 5 Comments

Home Sweet Home

We had a great trip to Reno. We left Thursday morning and arrived there in the evening. The dogs were good on the trip. Rocky sat in his car seat next to Daddy, and our friend Barbara and I took the back seat with Sunny in the middle. The kitty always rides in the trailer. Here's Rocky in his car seat:

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Added by Peggy Stuart on June 10, 2009 at 3:54pm — 7 Comments

RULE OF THUMB!

HELLO, KNITTING COMMUNITY! DOING OK AND FOLLOWING DR'S ORDERS. (ALL CAPS SIMPLIFY POSTING.)

I GOT SEVERAL PATTERN REPEATS DONE ON MY CLC SLEEVE. WHILE WAITING FOR SURGERY. THE NURSES GOT A KICK OUT OF THAT, LOL! MY SURGICAL NURSE WAS A MAN AND MY SURGEON WAS A WOMAN, A SIGN OF… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on April 24, 2009 at 3:17pm — 18 Comments

*****Wedding is over, Let the knitting and quilting begin again.

The wedding is over but my project are still going on. In the past we… Continue

Added by Debbi NW Ohio on April 20, 2009 at 7:20am — 4 Comments

New Yarn, UFOs, and decisions, Oh My!

I received the my yarn for the classic lines cardigan KAL (and there was much rejoicing), BUT I'm still working on my fiance's sweater. I'd rather not have more than one sweater on the needles if possible - though I do have the needles to do it. FH's sweater is over half-way done, as it is. All that is left is 1.5 sleeves and ribbing for the collar. I might be able to finish if I do nothing but knit this weekend... In any case, I'm really tempted to start on the cardigan anyway. Or at least wind… Continue

Added by Amy on April 10, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

*****Spring 2009

That's how I feel, like a Spring. The time since my last blog post has been filled with the makings of wedding plans for my daughter and now that date is rolling around in just a few more days. Life will return to normal and my quilting and knitting can become part of my daily routine ag… Continue

Added by Debbi NW Ohio on April 3, 2009 at 4:30am — 6 Comments

And the Winner is...the Thrift-store Cardigan!

You may have seen me in my Fair-Isle cardigan on my blog and during the Speed-knitting KAL. People have asked me if I knitted it myself. No, it was a thrift-store find for $5.

I was looking for a stranded knit to felt and make a bag out of, when I was attracted by the col… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on February 22, 2009 at 9:00pm — 11 Comments

Continental vs. English

I had a fit of inspiration about a week ago, after listening to one of Kelley's podcasts, to re-learn how to knit. When I first learned how to knit about 2 years ago, a co-worker taught me the English style (holding the yarn in your right hand, and throwing). i felt pretty comfortable in that method, until i had to purl. after listening to an old podcast, and kelley's explanation of how the Continental Style makes purling easier, i thought i would give it a shot. suddenly, my "stress-reliever"… Continue

Added by katorigasuki on March 24, 2008 at 11:55am — 2 Comments