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fo: bapsi’s first pullover

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This has been such an indecisive project for me toward the end. Picking the pattern and yarn was a breeze. getting the knitting done? that hardly took a month to (mostly-will explain later) complete. But photographing it? Declaring it truly done? That’s been a completely different story. pattern : Ladies Classic Raglan Pullover yarn : Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool in Nature’s Brown needle : US 7, 8 [4.5 mm, 5.0 mm] size : 44″ I finished this sweater in late 2013. Yep. Twenty. THIRTEEN. In November. I hadn’t taken any FO photos, so Jason and I decided to just have a small forest hike/photoshoot while I was over in England. We did hike, yes. We saw miles of forest. We were just a 20 minute walk (if that) away from the woods on any given day. I stayed there for 6 whole months. Still no photoshoot, still no post about this being finished. The reason for that is tiny, but a nagging one— I couldn’t decide how long I really wanted these sleeves, so I …

time for a WIP and FO dump

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Now miiight be a good time to make a round-up post of what’s been on(and freshly off!) the needles lately. A hell of a lot’s happened in my knitting world! One bit of bad news is that a friend with good intentions put some of our knits in the dryer and shrunk them. Not fun stuff. Thankfully my wool-blend socks weren’t ruined. In fact, I felt a little better about putting those blended socks in the dryer now that I see how well they hold up, so it’s not all bad. My mourning time was short and replacement knitting time had to happen immediately, what with freezing winter cold on the horizon for Jason and me. So..an FO first! pattern : Hunter Socks by Freshisle Fibers yarn : Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted in Oxford Grey and Mustardneedle : US 3[3.25 mm] size : 10 (I have a feeling the Hunter Socks pattern is becoming a favorite, do you?) This pair of socks was a much needed gift for Jason–my plan was to create some easy-care …

wip: first sweater

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Alright, now if it were any other project I’d spend a little time blogging about the yarn I chose or other project preparation details before getting into the meat of the knit piece, but 1. I wanted to devote my time to the inevitable beginning mess-ups/frogs/re-cast-ons that come with embarking on such a large project before telling anyone online about it and 2. I was just too damn excited to work on and eventually wear this thing! So here it is, after 5 hours of shopping yarn colorways and prices, and at least 3 repeated cast-on attempts, my first hand knit sweater in progress. Thanks to Jane Richmond for her so-far wonderfully simple and easy to follow pattern. I went with the fisherman’s wool in natural brown because I thought it went pretty well with my skin tone and wardrobe. Also because, for three skeins on the day I decided to head out and buy, it cost about $16, as opposed to the cost of $45 for the 7 skeins of the recommended Patons Classic …