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Well it has been a while since I have been on my blog. I finished the sweater for my Mother-in-Love several weeks ago but just found the pictures and thought I should get these posted. It turned out GREAT!

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I finished these today. I love them. I am amazed at how much the felting process changed them. I will probably live in these. I am going to crank out a bunch of them for Christmas gifts too. Warm feet are a great gift. I used Fiber Trends felt clogs pattern and Patons Classic Wool in… Continue

While I was trying to learn right handed knitting I finished a hat for the Hubby.

I was tired of the concentration that my sweater was requiring so I started goofing around on another hat. I don't know what got me thinking about changing colors and how to do it, but I suddenly just h… Continue

Well this is an old addage that I just re-visited. The Sweater class I started last week seemed to be going okay. I knit left handed so I had to overcome a couple of challenges right away. I had a tough time getting guage, so went from the suggested size 7 needles down to a 5. About three inches into the sweater I re-checked guage....too loose again....frog...frog...frog. I cast on and knit the first couple of inches 5 times and couldn't get it right. I finally went back down to Swatches to cons… Continue

I started a sweater class yesterday. I'm making a neck down summer cardigan from Knitting Pure and Simple. The yarn I am using is Plymouth Yarn, Royal Llama Linen in a lovely shade of green. I am knitting this for my mother in law and so far it is looking very nice.