Sweaters of Yore

My blue Leitmotif Cardigan is almost finished — it should be off the needles today and blocked by the end of the week. My aim was to make the best sweater I’ve ever made, and I think (knock wood) that I may have succeeded. But so we can all make an informed judgment, and because [...]

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Ammons II

Look, I made another skein of Ammons yarn! It’s the one one the right. I tried to make it thinner and more tightly spun than the first skein, so it would be more similar to the red yarn I spun earlier that I plan to stripe it with, and it looks like I succeeded! By [...]

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In Progress

Just popping in to show you a (blurry, crappy) progress shot for my Leitmotif Cardigan. I finished the body last night, and started on the sleeves shortly after this picture was taken. Please, uh, excuse my pajamas — it was about 11:00 at night, and I wanted Pat to snap a picture at the vest-stage [...]

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Fiber, Fiber Everywhere

Meet my newest skein of handspun yarn! I’ve decided that from now on I am going to name my yarns after poets and poetry, because I can. I’m calling this one “Ammons,” because its colors remind me of Ithaca in autumn, and our patron saint of poetry at Cornell was Archie Ammons — I discovered [...]

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Baby, It’s You

Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to introduce Emily Kathryn! My friends Liz and Jay welcomed her into the world about five weeks ago, and already she is a gifted knitwear model. Just look at that saucy expression, and her studied casual pose! Look how gracefully she reclines! Liz was gracious enough to take pictures [...]

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