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WIP: Hats, Hats, Hats

March 13, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

The Moira Hat, obligingly modeled by William Shakesbear. I spent last week knitting up models for three more forthcoming hat patterns: the Cable Triplets hat, the Moira and the Deirdre. As you can see, I am giving my hats Irish names and a slouch prof ...

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WIP: More Slouch Hats

February 27, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Shakesbear models the Eileen slouch hat. I need to get an actual human to model my finished hat patterns. In the meantime, here is William Shakesbear wearing the finished slouch hat from last week. Side view showing the zig zag lace pattern I'm ...

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WIP: Slouch hat and Raptor patterns

February 20, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

William Shakesbear models the slouch hat in progress. This version turned out to be too big for me, too. My latest trial piece for a pattern has retaught me the wisdom of doing your gauge swatch on the exact needles you will be using. That zig-zag lac ...

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WIP: Celtic Knotwork as Knitting Patterns

December 26, 2018
by Patricia with One Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Fun with test swatches. One cable pattern, two colors, three needle sizes. The orange yarn marks where I changed needles. The switch from orchid to blue marks where I ran out of my leftover orchid yarn and had to pull out another color. Just because I h ...

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WIP: Slouch Hat Pattern

December 6, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Test of my first idea for a cabled slouch hat. I deemed this one NOT A SUCCESS. The free Cratchit Cable Braid gloves were a big hit, so I have decided to see how an accessory pattern or two would do if I offered them for sale. First up is going to be ...

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Cratchit Cable Braid Gloves

November 16, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment Free PatternKnitting

Bob Cratchit was never this colorful. Free pattern Friday! The pattern for the Bob Cratchit style gloves I knit myself a few weeks ago is now available on ravelry. It contains instructions for adult sizes XS (circumference around palm of 5"/12.5cm) th ...

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WIP: Knitting While Sick

November 14, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingWIP Wednesday

Both pairs of Canada Socks are now finished and ready for winter wearing. I've been fighting off a nasty cold for the last two weeks, which is why we've been absent of blog posts, but here's what I've managed to knit during that time. Whisper Lace ...

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WIP: Fall is Here

October 24, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingWIP Wednesday

Bob Cratchit was never this colorful. I was standing around outside the other day and realized that it was time to make some Bob Cratchit style gloves - the ones with the ends of the fingers bare. So pulled a skein of Patons' Kroy Socks FX (in clover ...

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WIP: Box of Adorables

October 17, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingWIP Wednesday

This year's writing buddies try out their shipping box for size. The Writing Buddies for NaNoBoston 2018 are almost finished and ready to be sent off to their forever homes. Ninja cat still needs ears and embroidered eyes, and the fawn needs her white ...

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WIP: Canada Socks again

October 3, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingTheaterWIP Wednesday

The latest Drive to Canada socks I didn't post any WIP last Wednesday because my brother and I did another Connecticut to Quebec and back run. Here's the socks I started this time, Whisper Lace Socks by Rachel Hawksley. I'm making them as 4 repeats ar ...

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Patricia knits, sews, designs toys, writes, costumes community theater productions and sometimes hangs around with William Shakespeare.

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