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I taught myself to Navajo ply! It wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought although my plying is not even by any standards. Still, I’m pretty happy with the results. <3

Specs

  • Cheeky Navajo
  • 350 m / 108 g (380 yd / 3.8 oz)
  • WPI: 22 (fingering)
  • Navajo ply
  • Fiber: 100% Falkland roving from FreckleFaceFibers, in colorway “Cheeky”
(via Ravelry: LanArta&#8217;s Laubhaufen - Heap Of Leaves)
This is awesome!

(via Ravelry: LanArta’s Laubhaufen - Heap Of Leaves)

This is awesome!

(via &#8220;New Beginning&#8221; by Aneesh kumar.T.K - Threadless.com)

(via “New Beginning” by Aneesh kumar.T.K - Threadless.com)

Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage.

- Elizabeth Zimmermann

Elizabeth Zimmermann

I started reading Knitting Without Tears (on Ravelry, too) last night.

Listening to the Just One More Row podcast has made me want to take up spinning again. I finished the singles of the Black Welsh I’d started in probably 2009 (seriously!) and then - for the first time - plied them on my wheel last night.

These skeins need to take a bath first, I’ll post specs later.

reblogged from wilwheaton

wilwheaton:

This is for Katie West.

I&#8217;ve seen everything, I&#8217;ve seen it all.

wilwheaton:

This is for Katie West.

I’ve seen everything, I’ve seen it all.

The only ones I made Christmas presents last year were cats. :D

I couldn’t resist the Livingstone Cardigan (Ravelry) that was in the latest Interweave Knits. Cast-on on January 6, I’ve now completed the body, sleeves, collar and front bands with only the button loops left to go. That’s just two weeks for a (nearly) finished cardigan! Project on Ravelry.

As promised, (slightly) better photos of my NaKniSweMo 2011 sweater.

  • Pattern: Easy cables - pullover and hat - MR7-6 (Ravelry) by Kaja Marie Lereng Kvernbakken from Du Store Alpakka (the pattern is in Norwegian)
  • Yarn: 892 yards (815 m) of Novita Isoveli in colorway #034 (grayish green)
  • Needles: 6.5 mm
  • Mods: Worked the sleeves and body in circular knitting, added waist shaping.

Love the cowl neck collar!

PURR.
(via Robocat Cartoon | Savage Chickens - Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage)

PURR.

(via Robocat Cartoon | Savage Chickens - Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage)

(via &#8220;(Cat)erpillar&#8221; - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world)

(via “(Cat)erpillar” - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world)

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lovelyfibers:

4.6: Done! (by TheBon)

Wow! These are amazing. The pattern is on Ravelry: Octopus Mittens by Emily Peters.

lovelyfibers:

4.6: Done! (by TheBon)

Wow! These are amazing. The pattern is on Ravelry: Octopus Mittens by Emily Peters.

(via &#8220;So Many Questions&#8221; - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world)

(via “So Many Questions” - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world)

Woot, DROPS Summer 2012 patterns are out!
(via DROPS square knitted jacket with lace pattern on the back, cuffs and front bands in ”Alpaca” and ”Kid-Silk”. Size S-XXXL. ~ DROPS Design)

Woot, DROPS Summer 2012 patterns are out!

(via DROPS square knitted jacket with lace pattern on the back, cuffs and front bands in ”Alpaca” and ”Kid-Silk”. Size S-XXXL. ~ DROPS Design)

Imitated Caterpillar by ben6835 on Flickr.

Imitated Caterpillar by ben6835 on Flickr.