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Spring, and happiness

This week has whizzed by so fast, and now Spring Fling is in 2 weeks!  I’m very excited to go, and now Sarah is going!  w00t!  There are still tons of people I’m going to miss – Jane, Timmie, Liz, … Continue reading

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What a difference a technique makes!

A few weeks ago, on a trip to Jasper, I decided to cast on for a pair of sideways knit socks in one of my favorite colorways of Lala’s Knits yarn, “Into Thin Air”.  The pattern itself wasn’t too difficult, … Continue reading

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Epic Ripdown

So I decided to knit another of Cookie A’s patterns, Django.  I’m a huge Cookie fan – her socks are gorgeous and appear to be very intricate, but in most cases are a lot easier to knit than you’d think.  … Continue reading

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Gussets are evil.

Really, they are.  I love knitting socks, but when it comes time for the gusset decreases, I can’t help but groan.  On my current project, Digitessa, the gusset construction was unusual for two reasons.  First, it’s a toe up sock.  … Continue reading

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