Month: June 2009

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Stash enhancement?

We’ve invested in a few head of Suffolk sheep.

Sheep

The girls are very cute and quite friendly.

Not sure if they’ll be providing wool for a future knitting project … they’re mainly my husband’s summer endeavor. He’s been watching too many Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall TV shows lately.

Gansey_progress

The trip over the mountains provide ample time to catch up on the gansey. The back is nearly done.

This week I’ll be working on the last half of the front.

Row_counter

Thanks to a knitting angel I have replacement row counter that fits in my little knitting kit.
Thanks so much!

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Nothing fancy

Y2_raglan

The third project is done. A very simple raglan knitted in pieces from the bottom up. It also has a stitch pattern that matches at the shoulder seam.

Sometimes simple is good, especially when juggling several projects at once.

Still haven’t started the second project, a dolman sleeved cardigan. I keep pressing on with the other projects, hoping I’ll eventually find time for the dolman.

The Aran is almost finished but it’s on the back burner while I make progress on the gansey and Lopi projects.

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Here we go again …

Lambs_pride We have another project to start.

For me it’s a Lopi sweater called Aftur. It’s a pattern I’ve been admiring over the past few weeks and with only seven weeks until the next class I really don’t have enough time to come up with my own design.  This colorway is similar to several Aftur projects on Ravelry.

I’m thinking of adding a couple of pink/purple colors.

Never used this yarn before. After reading reviews on Ravelry I’m kind of concern that it might shed too much.