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Grace’s Aran Is Complete 10-17-2008<\/p>\n

The first time through the \u201cchest motif\u201d did not work…it splayed out and was pretty ugly when attached to the braided cable, even though the motif by itself was beautiful. Another time I will knit the whole central strip with the diamond motif.<\/p>\n

The sweater, as photographed, is lying on the hot tub in our unit in Playa del Carmen at the Royal Haciendas. Beautiful area. Lots of rain at this season but lovely rain.<\/p>\n

Sweater done, now on to socks for Caleb, and a Danish working shawl.<\/p>\n

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The Chest Motif on Grace’s Sweater 10-5-08<\/p>\n

Yesterday during General Conference I finished knitting up the sweater, including the chest motif and the neckline ribbing.\u00a0 Alissa was kind enough to try it on so I could see what we had.<\/p>\n

What we had was a big problem!\u00a0 Well, several problems, actually.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The neckline was too high.\u00a0 At least I would have found it choking, if I were to wear it.<\/p>\n

The chest motif splayed out way beyond the central braided cable.\u00a0 It needs to come out.\u00a0 I am hoping Grace will see this photo, or these photos if I get another one posted, and see the same thing I am seeing.\u00a0 I think it will look much better to have the braided cable run all the way to the top.\u00a0 Another time I will make something with the diamond motif, but probably running all the day up the sweater.<\/p>\n

The raglan seam was too long….a full inch longer than Meg Swansen told me should be the maximum raglan length….to that needs to drop down, too.<\/p>\n

So, one always learns something when knitting.\u00a0 Or doing anything, I guess.\u00a0 Sad, though, as I had hoped to finish and mail the sweater this week and it looks like that might not happen…Sorry, Grace!<\/p>\n

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Yarn Store Visit ends in…Nothing\u00a0 9-30-08<\/p>\n

Can you believe it?!\u00a0 I cannot.\u00a0 Let me tell you what happened.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I drove to Manchester to pick up Liz who was dropping off her rental car at the airport.\u00a0 She had mentioned yarn stores when we talked about me picking her up, so, as any normal internet junky\/knitting addict will do, I went to the net to see if there was a nice yarn store near Manchester. I had not checked that out before, though I did discover a nice fabric store called Martin\u2019s House of Fabric or some such thing in Bedford…a very easy place to find.\u00a0 Easy off exit 4 of 293, turn left at the end of the ramp.\u00a0 Drive several blocks…about as long as it takes to think you are not going to find it, then there it is on the right.\u00a0 Upstairs are lots of bridal and quilt fabrics as well as lovely fleece bolts.\u00a0 I purchased a length of nice harvest-motifed fleece to make pants.\u00a0 Perhaps I should say: pajama bottoms.\u00a0 Since we are planning of dropping (well, it is already done!) the thermostat to 40 degrees for this winter, and then rely heavily on the wood stove, I thought some fleece pants might be in order.<\/p>\n

Back to the yarn shop.\u00a0 So, I found a store in Derry called The Yarn and Fiber Company.\u00a0 At least I think that was it.\u00a0 When Liz and I left the airport, we took the Perimeter Road then turned east on Route 28, drove about 7-8 miles and found the yarn store in a little plaza on the left across the highway from Applebees.\u00a0 There is a nice Brooklyn Bagel shop nearly next door to the yarn shop in case you work up a hunger for lunch…open for breakfast and lunch, closing at 2 PM.<\/p>\n

The Yarn and Fiber Company is a beautiful store with tons of glorious natural fibers and high end yarns.\u00a0 Opal, Regia, Noro, their own hand-dyed…we even met the dyer, and many many more.\u00a0 Lots of books, spinning wheels, even a sit, knit, and chat area which a lady was using.\u00a0 We should have stopped to chat with her but were on a bit of a time crunch so we stuck to what we were doing.<\/p>\n

Liz purchased a skein of probably Opal Cotton for a pair of socks that she is starting next week.\u00a0 I looked and looked for a book on Fair Isle knitting that had a tam template in it as I have on hand five skeins of Jamieson yarn to use for a couple of tams. I want to see if I like knitting with colors but don\u2019t want to start right out with a heavy-duty project like a sweater to cover my own nakedness.\u00a0 Too much of a good thing….So, a tam seems like a great idea.<\/p>\n

Well, though two different people helped and helped and searched everywhere,\u00a0 there was not a book like that in the store.\u00a0 Liz found a beautifully crafted sweater\/jacket using Noro Silk Mountain yarn.\u00a0 The jacket had raglan shaping with a sort of shawl collar\/front band what appeared to be a ribbing five ribs wide, perhaps K2, P2.\u00a0 It was apparently a pattern from the Noro catalog #20.\u00a0 I think there must have been a number of good patterns in that booklet because, while we found Noro books from #15 up to about 23, there was no #20 in stock.\u00a0 Perhaps we will find it somewhere else.\u00a0 Maybe in Essential Knits in Grantham.\u00a0 I shall call Kim and see if she has it!<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0 after being in the store a good forty-five minutes,\u00a0 we left with only Liz\u2019s sock skein.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I have ever walked into a yarn store and come out empty-handed before!\u00a0 Bob would say it was a good day!<\/p>\n

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The First Felting Project\u00a0 9-19-08<\/p>\n

Last summer, May through June 2007, I had the blessing to spend a month with my 89-year-old\u00a0 mother-in-law as she was fighting lymphoma with chemotherapy.\u00a0 It turned out that I needed to stay with Mother Crossett every night instead of going home after the first night.\u00a0\u00a0 Early on I went to the library in town and was generously offered a library card in this\u00a0 town which was an hour away from my own home.<\/p>\n

In the first book which I borrowed from the library was a pattern for \u201cMy Constant Companion\u201d.\u00a0 I have since forgotten the name of the book and the name of the author,\u00a0 though I think the designer was named Sharon.\u00a0 She was very nice when I emailed her my thanks.\u00a0 The url below shows a nice sample of this pattern.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.knitkit.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n

My bag was knit with double strands of worsted weight Bartlettyarns that I purchased from Hilda Yates one fall and using size 15 circular needles, magic loop.\u00a0 If you think that red pocket looks wonkley, it is!\u00a0 I did not read the pattern correctly for that pocket at first and started knitting it garter stitch instead of stocking stitch.\u00a0 Too bad, it really did matter, but now I have a bag with some extra hidey-holes in it where I can tuck small stuff that I don\u2019t want anyone rummaging through the bag to be able to find immediately.\u00a0 It really works!<\/p>\n

Anyway, I love this bag and receive many kind comments, despite its flaws.\u00a0 As far as I am concerned, its only real flaw is that it is so big I can put enough goods and chattels in it that it is almost impossible to lug around!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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