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Product Name: Manos Lace Company: Manos del Uruguay Fiber Content: 70% Baby Alpaca, 25% Silk, 5% Cashmere Per Skein: Approx 439 yards, 400 meters per 1.75oz/50g skein Gauge: 32 stitches = 4 in/10cm on #2US/2.75mm needle Care: Handwash & Dry Flat I recently received a skein of Manos Lace from Fairmount Fibers, the US distributors… Continue reading Yarn Review – Manos Lace
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I’m knitting “The Dude”, a sweater inspired by the one Jeff Bridges wore in The Big Lebowski. I’m making a few modifications for my college-age son: I’m shortening the length and I’m knitting the body in one piece. It’s knit completely in K1P1 (colorwork included) so you can imagine how long a row takes to… Continue reading Knitter’s Workshop – Measuring the Width
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Yes, what am I thinking?!!! I should be cleaning the house and decorating and getting ready for all of the relatives that are arriving on Friday to see my daughter dance in her last Nutcracker…instead, I just want to wrap up this pattern because I am so excited about it! It is a fun and… Continue reading Dahlonega – New Pattern Available on Ravlery!
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Let’s have a knitalong! I’m going to start by knitting a few Metro-North Cowls as holiday gifts! I’m going to knit some Irish Hiking Beanies too. What iKnit2Purl2 patterns will you be knitting this holiday gift-knitting season? If you’d like to join the knit along here are the details: 1. start date – Novemer 3,2014… Continue reading The First Ever iKnit2Purl2 KAL and a Pattern Sale!!!
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… brother-in-law. It’s my brother-in-law’s birthday today and I was in search of a gift for him. He’s really “sporty” (triathlons, cycling and running) so a gift card to a sporting store is always good but then I remembered! My sister-in-law mentioned that this past winter he had lost the hat that I had knit… Continue reading A Hat Fit For A …
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