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Poisonous Ishbel

I was sent earlier this month to an animal welfare course in Berlin, and couldn’t travel without some knitting on my person. I decided to start knitting an Ishbel shawl with the Poison number 5 Wollmeise 100% wool I bought … Continue reading

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On my blocking board

I finally blocked my Tübinger Schal… And finished and blocked my Frost shawl as well: I plan to give it to my German step-grandmother, I think this colour would be to her liking, as it’s very similar to prayer shawls.

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Orangina, finished

I finished my Orangina shawl today, and here are some pictures of it pre-blocking. I doubt that I’ll manage to block it before I fly to Germany, so I guess it will have to wait for it to be done … Continue reading

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Organgina shawl

After my previous beaded knitting project, which was not so difficult as I thought it would be, I decided to knit another beaded shawl with my orange silk and cashmere jade sapphire yarn I bought last year in Berlin. I … Continue reading

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Frost shawl

I taught lace knitting course at All You Knit is Love over two Saturday afternoons, one explaining a simpler scarf pattern and the second one explaining a triangular shawl pattern. For both I chose free patterns available through blogs or … Continue reading

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Amoroso Aeolian

My mother is here to visit, which is great because I just finished knitting a shawl for her and she’ll be able to take it back with her. I chose to knit knitty’s Aeolian Shawl in malabrigo lace in Amoroso … Continue reading

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72 hour shawl

My man’s mother came to visit, and I wanted to make her a small gift to take with her. Since she wasn’t staying long, I knew I needed a quick and good looking knit, and remembering how quickly I finished … Continue reading

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Tübinger Schal

I just returned the other day from Tübingen, Germany, where I was interviewing for a Master’s program in neuroscience. It looks promising, but I’m still waiting to hear from there. Of course, I wouldn’t consider travelling without taking some knitting … Continue reading

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Cleite II, finished

I finished my second Cleite a few days ago and blocked it on my bed, as the guest bed wasn’t big enough. I’m so happy with the result – the yarn and pattern complement each other just perfectly. I can’t … Continue reading

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Cleite, take II

I’ve already knit one shawl following Miriam Felton‘s pattern, Cleite, but for some reason this yarn, a malabrigo lace yarn in a colourway appropriately called “amoroso”,  just called for the same pattern: Here’s what it looks like so far: And … Continue reading

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