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gilded scarf
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gilded scarf

purchased set with yarn, beads, and pattern. The hardest part of this project was stringing the beads. But once I got moving, I finished in several days! I watched two days of Chuck DVDs separated by how many days it takes netflix to send them (tuesday, then saturday, I think). I was thinking of making…

Lady Eleanor
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Lady Eleanor

Started during Christmas 2009 vacation to CA. Wound yarn on Eileen’s ball winder and swift before thanksgiving. used size 10 needles and didn’t quite get guage so I did 19 repeats instead of 27. bound off, Jan 14; blocked, Jan 15; fringed, Jan 16 and 17. Old Note: This is my favorite use of entralec,…

froot loops
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froot loops

CO 12 with Judy’s Magic Cast on. first time without looking at the instructions! increasing to 36/72. finished toe, will do 5 repeats of pattern over 35 stitches on top, stockingette on bottom of foot. Started increase for heels too late, using Cat Bordhi’s Sidestream increase. Did math to figure out how many rows the…