A Knifty Knitter's Journal

A not-quite-there-yet mitten

2007-12-05T22:52:26Z

I guess when you make something for yourself, you can be extra picky because you're always checking to make certain it fits. This mitten does not fit! I used the same ideas I used for my other set of blue loom mittens, only this time, I chose Pat...

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Olive, Loofah's little sister

2007-11-25T18:03:42Z

I knitted this doll using the same pattern as Loofah, only on the large end (8 peg) spool Knifty Knitter instead of the flower loom. She's very tiny, about 4". I think if I were going to make these dolls to give away, I'd have to find a way to ke...

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A loomed doll

2007-11-22T00:02:16Z

Meet Loofah! I made this loomed dolly on the smaller (12 peg) flower Knifty Knitter. The pattern is Lulu the Loomed Dolly, and it's Bev's from Cottage Garden. She loom knits Lulu Dolls for charity. When I saw her dolls, and I saw the Lulu that A...

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Finished: shawl

2007-11-19T14:37:58Z

Last night I finished knitting this little shawl on the yellow Knifty Knitter.I used the pattern I listed below in a previous posting, by Rostitchery. Although I had some trouble decreasing, in the end, it turned out. Rowena had instructions to p...

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An Antique Sewing Cabinet

2007-11-19T14:28:11Z

My husband spotted this treasure last spring at an antique store, and when he asked if it was something I would use, I grabbed it. I think it was $20.00. I can fit the large yellow loom inside along with yarn for my current projects. It has a woo...

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Dishcloth (knitted with needles) finished!

2007-11-18T15:25:36Z

It's a little bit crooked! And the edge that I ended on looks square instead of rounded. Oh well, here it is in all its glory: my very first knitted-with-needles FO. I enjoyed it, even with all my mistakes. The funny thing is that I see this part...

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Knitting Without a Loom (gasp!)

2007-11-15T15:41:00Z

That's right. I suddenly had an urge to give knitting with needles a try, so I checked out a video from my local library and I started making the first project: a dishcloth. So far, I've learned to cast on, knit in the garter stitch, and increase...

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Ziggy Zag Scarf, finished

2007-11-13T00:46:54Z

I realized I never posted a photo of my ziggy zag scarf even though I finished it last spring. I've been wearing it a lot this fall, and it's just the right weight for not-so-cold days. I'd like to make a matching headband with the same yarn, but...

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Shawl Woes

2007-11-05T21:47:21Z

I've been making this pretty little shawl from Rostitchery's blog: http://rowena.typepad.com/rostitchery/2006/12/give_a_little_g.html However, I've encountered a problem. The first edge of the "V" has a loopy edge, made by how I interpreted her d...

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Fair Weather Non-Knitter

2007-08-08T20:46:57Z

It just figures I'd go and be typical... when it's cold, I knit. When it's warm, I don't. Since we're creeping--no, make that speeding--toward the middle of August, I guess I can admit it! I'm a fair weather non-knitter. Non-knitting isn't all ba...

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