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Bring on the math!
Remember when your high school teacher told you that math was important, and that you’d use it in your daily life when you grow up? I have reached the point in the pattern where I am supposed to...
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Knit Night
Today is Friday the 13th, and it is a good day! I went to see the Handloom Weavers and Spinners show and sale (still running Saturday and Sunday 10-4). If you are in the Kingston area, check it out....
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Family of Red Mittens!
I’ve been working on red mittens since Saturday. Today I drafted a child version of the pattern! Remember the one mitten? In my knitting history, I’ve improvised many designs, but I’ve never attempted...
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Toe Up Socks 101
I was asked tonight for a basic sock pattern. This isn’t how everyone knits socks. I know my grandmother shudders at the thought of knitting from the toe up rather than from the cuff down. I know...
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Several anonymous knitters met today at lunch to sketch out a plan for a surprise project. The goal was to design a headband that has a complex image on it, and some of these anonymous knitters looked...
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Pattern: Robot Hats
To celebrate the completion of the FIRST robotics build season (meet the team! see our blog!) I have charted and written up the pattern for our unique and delightful robot hats. Download the hat...
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So…Now What?
The Olympics are done. The Knitting Olympics are done. The Ravelympics are done. Or……are they….. Ceilidh and Eirinn (Photo credit: Mom) I had such a good time, I think I will start up another...
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How To Design Stranded Mittens
Last night I finished a pair of mittens that I started a while ago. I love making mittens because they are portable projects, and a rather necessary accessory for the Canadian winter that is quickly...
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