Peggy Stuart's Blog – December 2011 Archive (5)

High Fiber—Final Fitting

The Prayer Cardi for Jim fit perfectly!

If you have been following my blogs, you know the story behind this sweater. For those of you who haven't read my past posts, this cardigan has an interesting story. My DSIL, who passed away a year ago in October, started this for her husband, Jim. Before she died, she…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on December 26, 2011 at 8:30am — 9 Comments

Merry Christmas

To all my Knitting Community friends...

...peace on Earth, and Merry Christmas!

Added by Peggy Stuart on December 25, 2011 at 8:30am — 11 Comments

High Fiber—Happy Holidays, Part One

Remember Brenda and her scarves from two weeks ago? Lynda was bitten by the bug!

The pattern is available from Tahki Stacy Charles and is called Filatura di Crosa's Free Scarf Pattern. She has become the queen of scarves, and has her gift list taken care of. We had our knitting group meeting a few days ago. This shows what happens when…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on December 19, 2011 at 8:30am — 18 Comments

High Fiber—Countdown to Holidays

Another busy week! The mittens are done:

I adapted the pattern Mitones Iveños from Andean Folk Knits by Marcia Lewandowski. I changed the tip by using the round-toe decreases, because the thumb ended up in an awkward place. I dont know if I misread the pattern, but the thumbs stuck out at the sides instead of being on the side of…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on December 12, 2011 at 8:30am — 18 Comments

High Fiber—More Holiday Projects

Christmas presents need finishing up. This week found several projects almost finished. I'm making a book for Daphne, telling her all about her first year of life featuring photos taken by family members.

I'm using the MacBook for this. It's a function of the iPhoto program. You can also use Shutterfly or other services for this, but I found this one easiest for me to use. You can get more information …

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Added by Peggy Stuart on December 5, 2011 at 8:30am — 18 Comments