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Grumpy’s weekend knitting

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Geez, you guys! How about some encouragement to finish what’s already on my plate?!? The current lineup may not be the most thrilling thing in the world, but I love each and every one of my current WIPs, and want to see…

When good knits go bad, and then become (really, really) good again

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It was about a year ago to the day that I abandoned knitting Alpaca Twill, an undeniably gorgeous sweater coat designed by Norah Gaughan. The yarn I purchased for this project, Classic Elite Princess in Ladylike Leaf,…

Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot: With near certainty

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In my knitting life, I can say some things with near certainty. One day I will knit another adult sweater. One day I will knit another Oat Couture Prairie Blanket, because I didn’t at all appreciate the genius of the…

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Evening project

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Here’s a little puzzle for you, if you decide to play along. I will tell you the details of a little project, revealing most of them in documentary-pictorial format, and you tell me at what point you figure out what I’m…

Gentle intrusion into my knitting

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1. A little while ago I saw a post on the Ravelry forums which suggested we share videos of ourselves knitting. I liked this idea right away - I love to observe the different ways in which we knit, to the point of…