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stripes of March
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stripes of March

march top; 2 colors alternating, then finish with spectrum? March 2, 2016 confusion over the right side and wrong side of the chart and I had to restart after 6 or 7 rows because the chart wasn’t making sense. restarted with written instructions – even rows are right side. cast on with German twisted cast-on…

ValentinesAllYear
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ValentinesAllYear

reworking the color chart for what I have + 5 purchased Unicorn Tails. 11 colors + MC. Yarniac’s Self Indulgent KAL because it’s so very bright and breaks into full skeins I’d been saving, which is very Don’t Hoard the Precious themed from the Sassy Pants Knitter podcast (as well as using the last of…

coziboxi
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coziboxi

starting one more sweater before the end of the year! December 24, 2015 Cast on provisionally a row under the arm division. (next time, do several rows first, it would help with stability for the arm holes.) Work upward! December 30, 2015 finished fronts and back and 3 needle bind off. this took almost all…

motorway roadtrip
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motorway roadtrip

715g (3.6 skeins) of the bigger chunks of ripped BMFA STR Heavyweight. 10-08-2015 Cast on prior to #alumholiday road trip so it could be knit on during the drive. By the time we got going, I had the body memorized. 10-15-2015 end of #alumholiday and I have 6.5” of the 11” I have planned on…

Handspun American Oak
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Handspun American Oak

gauge swatch relaxed just a touch (25st/4” to 24st/4”, while pattern called for 26). I’m knitting a 38” bust (to account for that difference; I’m closer to 40) and increasing to 50” hip. increased number of rows of twisted ribbing on the top, and then an extra bit of gray before starting the color. did…

Over the Top top
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Over the Top top

used the 40” size at the top and 48” at the bottom, with decreases/increases in the ribbing on both sizes. increased a little more for the bottom section once joining. split hem feature. Cast on so I could knit on this during the Zombie Knitpocalypse 2015. Didn’t make much of a dent until the flight…

bam boo tank
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bam boo tank

stitch gauge: 17.5 st/4” row gauge: 8 rows/1” August 13, 2016 ripped out the short rows on the bodice and reknit only one wrap and turn to make it pooch less on the sides. 19g taken out. still needs the ties laced up tight, but much better. #stashdash2016 !