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Laceweight Scarf and String Block Table Runner

No new blocking since last time. I decided to put off “Wisp” for the time being and instead knit “Petits Trous de Printemps“.  I read a lot of project notes, thought I understood some modifications that I wanted to copy, and cast on. Oops, realized I wasn’t doing something right.  (Bead placement, I think…) Frogged […]

Block Party

How many crochet and knitting blog entries do you think have been written titled “Block Party”?  ;o) Ok, so it’s probably not that original.  It’s still accurate!  Yesterday afternoon, I threw a little block party. Some time ago (and I do mean some time), I saw some knitters somewhere (over on Knitting Paradise?) discussing affordable […]

Revisiting Familiar Patterns

On August 1st, I finished the Hiddleson doily named “Pretty Baby”.  I’ll put up a blog post about that once I’ve blocked and photographed it.  (Whenever that might be…) Afterwards, I just grabbed one of the nearest UFOs– the Old-Fashioned Granny Square Afghan.  I’ve been working on it ever since, one square at a time.  […]