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Knitting for others....for once

Start: 27th November 2008
Finish: 10th December 2008
Needles: 3 mm - 80 cm Addi Turbos
Yarn: GGH "Tajmahal"; 70% merino superfine virgin wool, 22% silk, 8% cashmere; Colour #1, Lot #18450
Pattern: "Ärmelstulpe" (Hand-Wrist Warmer) by Katharina Ritter for Lanaiolo
For: Tanja

So yeah, my bf and I were supposed to meet up with his friend this past Thursday, so I scrambled to finish up the arm-hand warmers - okay, I think I need to give it a working title for the time being....I think I'll just name the pattern "Belle"...yeah, I think that's good. So I finished Belle in time...but the meeting didn't take place. So, the pair is still with me.

I'm really happy with the result...although I had to fudge the thumb gusset a bit (you wouldn't notice if you're not a knitter).

And I know, my hands are just too nobbly for this kind of modelling. :-p

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Back to knitting socks

Start: 02nd December 2008
Finish: WIP
Yarn: Schachenmayr Nomotta Regia Silk; 55% Merino, 20% Silk, 25% Polyamide; Colour #050 (Dark Blue)
Needle: 2.5 mm Kingwood DPNs from Holz & Stein
Pattern: Upstream Master Pattern by Cat Bordhi in "New Pathways for Sock Knitters"

Sorry for the lack of blogging last week. Couple of things have been going that kinda have taken the wind out of me.

I'm back on sock knitting again...well, at least for the time being. I have enough UFOs lying around to knit to keep me going through 2009.

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LYS Knitting


Knit-Night: 14.11.2008, originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Sorry, but I haven't got any FOs to show this time. After finishing two jerseys in a row, I'm now faced with a pile of other WIPs to tackle. ;-)

Anyway, I thought that I would start reporting on all the knitting groups that I attend, so that I would have something to write.

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