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History’s Mystery Sweater

August 30, 2016 quiteayarnblogLeave a comment

During a recent jaunt to an antiques/junk shop here in Anchorage, I stumbled onto an intriguing sweater from the past… I didn’t get the sleeves in the picture, but the word “Alaska” is knit down each sleeve.  The front, which has a zipper and two little knit-in pockets, has an intarsia husky head and an… Continue reading History’s Mystery Sweater

General blather

We All Shawl Down

August 22, 2016November 22, 2016 quiteayarnblogLeave a comment

For a long time, I resisted shawls as a knitting project option.  Other knitters were working away at them, sometimes quite a lot of them.  I saw the patterns on Ravelry and in the magazines, and sometimes would even stop to look longingly at them before deciding to pass. More recently, I have grown to… Continue reading We All Shawl Down

Project

What’s on the Needles Now?

August 10, 2016August 11, 2016 quiteayarnblog2 Comments

For the past couple of weeks, I have had a few projects in the works that were sort of black holes of knitting efforts.  I knit and knit and knit and knit, and there didn’t seem to be any less yarn, and I was still nowhere close to done.  Then finally, I broke away from… Continue reading What’s on the Needles Now?

General blather · Project

Road Trip!

August 6, 2016September 11, 2016 quiteayarnblogLeave a comment

In order to have a successful road trip, you need to do some careful planning.  Emergency supplies and good snacks are a given.  Music, directions, plans – all of these can be helpful.  We crafters have one other step to take before hitting the road – proper project selection. So what does make a good… Continue reading Road Trip!

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