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vestvember

I finished days ago, but the skies have been gray for days. And they remained gray today, but I wanted to share pics of my new vest.

The pattern is Fence   (the long version) and I used Gedifra Korfu 

I'm so-so about the yarn as it biases quite a bit (you can read more about unbalanced yarn at Grumperina's blog) and it bled like a mo-fo. Even so, I loves it and hope to wear it plenty this winter.

Ravelry details here

And I am LOVING red these days. It may have something to do with these shoes.

february fitted pullover

february fitted pullover
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Finished + love it! Knit in Malabrigo Cotton in Amy's awesome version of the classic EZ baby sweater.

Ravelry details here.

Tapestry skirt

Tapestry skirt
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The other night I bound off 600+ stitches, sewed in a waistband, and I may have ordered some purple suede shoes.

Binding off 600+ stitches was SO PAINFUL. But the end result was worth the pain. I'm in love with my new skirt!

Pattern: Tapestry Skirt by Kat Coyle
Yarn: Berroco Pure Pima

Details on Ravelry

oatmeal baby sweater

oatmeal baby sweater
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Oh how I love me some Kraemer Yarns Tatamy Tweed. It's very reasonable, has great knubbly bits and since it's cotton + acrylic, you can throw it in the wash.

The pattern is the Rufus Textured Cardigan from Vintage Baby Knits with some mods. I knit a different collar and also went with garter stitch for the cuffs. The buttons are vintage glass.

Ravelry link

string quilt finished!

string quilt
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I holed up last night with disc 3, season one of True Blood and finished up the binding on my string quilt. I loves it so. I have plans for more quilts in the future, but I need to finish up some baby knitting first. Always with the baby knitting.

Also, I just need to vent that I had such a ridiculous meeting at work today. Who knew so many egos could fit into one small conference room?

Okay, back to baby knitting!

a summer skirt

I'm pretty proud that I took the time to match up the pattern on the back. Usually I just hurry through things when I get near the end, but I forced myself to slow down. The result: possibly one of the cutest things I have made to date. I loves it!

Pattern: Amy Butler's Barcelona skirt
Fabric: Jane Sassaman's Prairie Gothic

finding cotton sock yarn that I actually like

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It's been a long haul trying to find some decent cotton sock yarn. Other sheepless knitters will no doubt agree. When I was in San Francisco, I picked up some Panda Cotton at Imagiknit. This stuff is wonderful: springy, nice stitch definition, and good color palette (although some magenta and orange would be nice additions).

The pattern is Sodera and I can't wait to finish these up!

new summer top for the kid

new summer top for the kid
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Used the pattern in Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing, just shorter as my girl likes to slide at the playground. Dresses + slides + hot summer day = not so much fun.

knitting for friends

rusted root
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This time, a sweet sweater for Miss KBjork. Rusted Root is perfect for her with its puffy sleeves and leaf detail. I used 8.5 skeins of GGH Samoa and flew right through this in no time flat.

I'm making a sweater for another friend's upcoming birthday. I'm nice that way. And then, another load of baby sweaters for little ones that seem to be appearing everywhere this spring!

Sweater for the kid

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I finished another sweater for the kid this morning. After looking hopelessly through my button box for the perfect set of mismatched buttons (hey, it's my thing!), I found some lovely wooden buttons at the bottom of the button stash.

Yarn: Classic Elite Classic Silk in rhubarb
Pattern: Sweetheart Cardigan by Laura Brown

I changed the eyelet pattern a bit and went for something a bit more simple. Otherwise, no mods.

Here's the Ravelry link