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Pattern: Twisted Flower Sock by Cookie a. Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in Turner Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) Date Started: Aug 6, 2010 Date Finished: Aug 29, 2010 Modifications: accidentally made ribbing at cuff k1p1 instead of 2×2. Will I make it again? Absolutely! It’s wonderful and I need to make a version in a nice solid [...]

Half way through the second sock, I decided to put them side by side. Now, major problem. second sock, looks way different in colour. I started the second sock from the other end of the yarn because I was trying to avoid the knot in the malabrigo socks (can’t remember if my skein had it) [...]

Pattern: Francia from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Malabrigo Book One Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Stone Blue Needles: Hiya Hiya stainless US10 (6mm) circular Date Started: July 27 2009 Date Finished: September 13 2009 Modifications: None, but there were pattern mistakes (or what I deemed mistakes for the collar, if I didn’t modify to what I thought [...]

Francia, the sample sweater, has so far been very nice to knit for about 70% of the time. I hated making the knots (which I didn’t know from looking at the photos there were knots, thought they were bobbles) and the instructions for the neck was such as mess I know they didn’t test knit [...]

The Francia sweater is currently in progress. The front and back and sleeves are complete. Currently working on the collar and then on to the finishing. Here’s hoping for a finished sweater ASAP.

I am still knitting. Even though I have been doing more sewing related things. Right now, I can leave the machine out, but once school starts again, I’ll have to put it away and only work on things I can pick up and put down often. I’ve just finished a really nice shawl, but cannot [...]