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plummy rosewater
Finished | Knitting

plummy rosewater

to match my coat. it matches the ribbon on the facing, so it coordinates, not matches 🙂 picked put the yarn and the pattern book at the tincanknits trunk show at Twisted. such a fun hat to knit! it zoomed! didn’t weigh the leftovers before starting mitts…

mineral magrathea
Finished | Knitting

mineral magrathea

Picked this yarn up from Pearl Fiber Arts on the yarn crawl because the colors were so dimensional. Pulled it out of the stash when the Knitmore Girls announced the idea of the behmalong to knit any of Martina Behm’s patterns. The yarn was a joy to work with the entire project. I’ll use the…

lucky13wren
Hibernating | Knitting

lucky13wren

Saw this yarn on instagram from the dyer, Ana (@toiltrouble) and had to get it because it was my wedding colors. The yarn is a little more vibrant in person! (which could make people think I’m a football fan – yellow and purple is I think Husky color in Washington) Decided to knit it up…

happy home
Finished | Knitting

happy home

Story behind “happy home” – Tried on sweater at Happy Knits in Portland as part of the knitbot trunk show. The sample fit me perfect at that point in my weight loss (late January). Found that the sample sweater I had tried on was knit by cocoknits and set out to find the yarn she…

Enchanting Temptress
Finished | Knitting

Enchanting Temptress

purchased yarn through Leslie in March Tempest pattern + Wicked Witch and Enchanted Lake yarn colorways = Enchanting Temptress 🙂 knitting size 5 (39” bust) at the bottom to size 3 (35” bust). used RosiG’s mod for a seamless body. CO 198 (50+1+96+1+50) using Judy’s Magic Cast On. making turned hem as follows: knit 7…