I’ve just hit another milestone in Ithilien – it now has two sleeves (just barely) joined to the body! From here on out, it gets really interesting… simultaneous decreasing on the sleeves and armholes is next. But I got to worrying, very late last night as I was adding the second sleeve and working on the first joining round, that… Continue Reading The translation of gauge
Continue reading →Blog stats have actually been interesting reading for a while now; the post on Viking knitting is by far the most viewed! (That’s percentage wise. The actual numbers are mostly, well, meh. Let’s just say I’m keeping my day job.) Because of the apparent interest level, though, I tossed out the idea to my Knitting Gathering friends of doing a… Continue Reading Viking knitting and real knitting
Continue reading →June 13, 2009: The fourth annual World Wide Knit In Public (WWKIP) Day found me not with a group of fellow knitters, but as the sole practitioner at a rabbit show. The second Saturday in June is also the usual date of one of the shows our local all-breed rabbit club hosts, so I spent pretty much all day there. … Continue Reading KIP at a Rabbit Show
Continue reading →I’ve reached about the halfway point in my Ithilien Brocade Jacket! After a winter hibernation, it is back in production. The first sleeve is done up to the armhole, and is (barely) attached. So far, so good! Right now, I’m thinking about changing the plan for edge finishing. I am seriously considering an i-cord edging all around, with a double… Continue Reading Halfway to Ithilien
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