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This yarn is getting tired

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It’s been very busy… getting ripped out and re-knit. And again.  And yet again.  Not ALL the way back to cast-on, but far enough. After that last time, I decided if I needed to rip it out any more, I was just going tostart with a new ball and keep this yarn as a last-ditch reserve ball lump. But I … Continue reading →

Ithilien construction details

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Although I do not plan to publish the pattern for Ithilien Brocade Jacket, I did want to detail some of the construction ideas I experimented with. Waist Shaping: I wanted this to be a fitted garment; and with the detailed stitch pattern, I knew I’d need to plan the shaping to happen at ‘seamlines’.  Since I knit it in the … Continue reading →