Tag: Knits
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Simple and Quick Shawl
As if I don’t have enough knits on the go, I unraveled a scarf that I had made a couple of years ago and knit it up into a simple shawl. This a lovely light cotton fingering weight. Zauberball Crazy cotton. I wasn’t completely happy with it as a scarf ( sorry, no pics of…
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Harvest Cardigan in Mulberry
My new knit for spring 2024 is the Harvest Cardigan. A free pattern on Tin Can Knits. Back in March I was doing a little straightening up in my sewing room/ yarn room 🙂 and came across this lovely skien of “mulberry” worsted weight by Brigg’s and Little Wool. I don’t remember the reason I…
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Third Times a Charm with Embossed Leaves Socks
Really happy dancing about this finish, I posted these socks March and August last year . Finally finished but not after a complete unravel…one sock that is , not me lol. When I had picked up this knitting again, I went full forward knitting the second sock. Thinking yeah! They’re done… not so fast Ms…
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Socks, Socks, Socks,
April 3, 2024 Happy Wednesday and happy dancing …I have 3 pair of socks finished since the end of January! I know, that doesn’t sound like many socks knitted within a couple of months , but ! If you could see my to-do list ….Oh Boy! Dura-socks are finished ( knit with Brigg’s and…
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Gansey Sampler Finished
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, that’s just life happening between one knitted stitch and the other. I last posted about the Gansey Sampler back in January I love learning new techniques, I do believe it helps to keep my old brain sharp and or at least from getting dull LOL I have to…
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2024 WIP. and Finished Knits for January
We’ve had a few stormy days in the past week , a little snow and lots of rain. Good weather for getting knitting and sewing projects finished up. First finish was the Advent Calendar socks of 2023 ..it was the second one that I had knit and I finished it on Jan 1st . It…
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WIP 2023 – My New Years To Do List
I ‘m writing this with just a few hours left in 2023. It’s been a challenging year here in Nova Scotia and we are looking forward to the New Year with lots of positivity. As far as my handy work goes I’ll be finishing my WIP which include -Handy Elves Mittens , a neck warmer,…
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Advent Calendar Sock 2023 -Complete !
Advent Calendar 2023 Sock KAL is complete …Happy dancing into Christmas Eve. It was a great KAL. I used Brigg’s & Little’s Sport in Green Heather, and local specialty colourways – West Head Wild Cranberry and Levi’s Golden Lockes. I already have another one on the needles , in more traditional colours but also Brigg’s…
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Day 21 of Advent Sock
We’re getting down to the last 3 days of the Advent Calendar 2023 (Sock KAL) I’m really enjoying this KAL and will be knitting another over the holidays in a different yarn :) Here I’ve used Brigg’s & Little’s Sport yarn , which is not quite a DK weight and I’m using Green Heather , West…
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Knitted Christmas Balls and Cake
Time to get knitting on a few more Arne and Carlos Christmas Balls this year and get the festive War Cake on the stove.(actually I should have had at least one made before this lol) Oh boy does it smell like Christmas in the house now ! Got my PJs on and sitting down with…
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Let it snow, Let it snow ! Knitted Snow Buddy Family
The Snow Buddy Family says “Let it snow!!” lol. Very happy to have finally knitted this sweet family, I’ve had the pattern way too long. (That seems to happen a lot) Knit all with Brigg’s & Little worsted weight 100% wool, some scraps left from other projects, but the snow family itself was knit with…
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November, Wind and Raining and Knitting of Course!
Well we are a few days from the Lobstering season here in Nova Scotia and we’ve had rain and cold winds. Some weird little gusts of wind that last all of a few minutes and then it’s calm again. That’s typical of weather here just before the season starts. But all is good. I turned…