Before I first met Kristi Porter in person I had Zappos send a pair of shoes to her house for me. Shannon Okey and I were going to be staying with Kristi during the TNNA trade show in San Diego a few winters ago, and I'd been unable to find cream-coloured Converse sneakers here...
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Sweater Inferno: Knitting FAIL, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
Heather from Croq Zine and Dollar Store Crafts started a group blog where crafty kids can post their failed projects. It's such an obvious and wonderful idea, keeping all the wit and criticism focused on your own ill-conceived or -executed projects. You should sign up and share...
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Love the Ugly Scarf, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
I started this scarf during Knitting Daily TV taping in September. I had a sample ball of yarn, came into a sample pair of needles, and picked the simple one-row lace pattern from Eunny's Spectrum Scarf.
Little did I know the colour changes in the yarn would lead...
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Time to run down where I'm at on various fronts:
Status of the winter issue of IC: Goes to press next week. Soon I'll embark on the frenzy of making sure I have enough clean clothes for a work week in Colorado.
Status of my Gathered Pullover: Finished the first sleeve. Instead of starting the second...
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I spent several hours yesterday trying to find a WordPress plugin that will automatically generate a daily digest of stuff I post on Tumblr. It might be that Tumblr is too new. Dunno. Anyway, I found one plugin that will auto-generate a daily digest, but the lines in the digest didn't actually link to...
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Neck Warmer, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
Not really a sheep or a wolf; I have no idea where that came from. But this is the first time I've knit something that made me realize how flexible knitted fabric can be. By which I mean there are a lot of different fabrics you can produce out...
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Wee Sweater: Fin, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
Pattern: Reversible Winter Capelet, by Julsey
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky, just under 3 skeins
Needles: Size 11 Denise
Started: 13th March 2008
Finished: 22nd March 2008
Modifications: Added a few inches to the body, worked increases on RS, knit 3 stitches at edges instead of 2, added a bit of a crocheted...
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After two years (nearly to the week), I've finished my Forecast sweater. This is unprecedented finishing for me: four projects in the last three weeks, two of them garments and one a blanket. My mother suggested it's hormonal. Not sure where that came from, but I'll take it over PMS any day.
Specs:
Started: 11th February...
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Clapotis, blocking, originally uploaded by kpwerker.
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