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Error in newsletter version of Susitna pattern
It’s come to my attention that the version of my pattern Susitna that appears in the Oct/Nov 2007 issue of the Machine Knitters Guild of Pennsylvania newsletter contains a very unfortunate typo. The...
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Baby wrap sweater
In January, I started a wrap sweater for my soon-to-be-born nephew, but never seamed it up. This past weekend, I did all the seams and wove in all the ends. Looks like it needs to be re-blocked,...
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Finally some time for Passap tinkering
I didn’t mean to abandon my blog, but I’ve been really busy with grad school. The past few months, I’ve barely had time to knit or crochet, much less try to learn how to use my Passap Duomatic 80. This...
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Lap blanket attempt
About two weeks ago, I started a lap blanket using a double-bed tuck pattern on my Passap Duomatic 80. Things were going along fairly well, and I love the texture created by the tuck pattern. This is...
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Update
Just realized it’s been forever since I posted here. I’ve just been so busy for the past year that I post projects only on Ravelry and don’t mention them here. Here are some things I keep meaning to...
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Japanese pattern-reading tutorial: Lesson 1
Welcome to my first attempt at a Japanese pattern-reading tutorial! This is meant to be a KAL/CAL type tutorial, so grab those hooks and needles and join in. First things first: the patterns we’ll be...
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Japanese pattern-reading tutorial: Lesson 2
Welcome to the next part of the Japanese pattern-reading tutorial. If you’re just joining us, please have a look at lesson 1. As a reminder, we’re using one crochet pattern, 29-210-28 Pop Merino Beret...
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Japanese pattern-reading tutorial: Lesson 4b knitting
Welcome back, everyone. Hope your sweaters are going well. I just finished the back of mine, so soon I’ll cast on for the front. First, I’d like to go over something I forgot last time and only...
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Japanese pattern-reading tutorial: Lesson 5b knitting
Without further ado, I want to finish up the pattern-reading tutorial for the kid’s sweater. (Sorry that it took me so long to do the final lesson – real life interfered for a while.) OK, so what’s...
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Shaping notation in Japanese patterns
OK, so I’ve neglected this blog for a while, but I haven’t completely forgotten about it. I’d like to revive it by posting a draft of a shaping tutorial I recently made. One of the most common gripes I...
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