Lace gloves, deadlines, and aching muscles

I have until Tuesday evening to finish this pair of gloves, but it ain’t happenin’. I just finished the arm section of the first glove last night, after knitting for about 12 hours spread over 14 hours. My back and left hand are aching from a) sitting in one place for so long and b) [...]

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the first lace cuff has gone missing

I discovered last night that the first cuff I finished is now missing in action. We’ll look for it today, but it looks like I’ll get a chance to memorize this lace pattern after all.

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Long long lacy gloves

I finally started work on the “long long lacy gloves” pattern from Lace Style by Allen and Budd. I worked on the lace cuff from mid afternoon until bed time off and on, and only completed two and a half repeats. I frogged and tinked so many times that the yarn started to fray. I [...]

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2nd Pair Cabled Mitts Done

I finished up the second pair of mitts on Thursday on the way in to work on the train. I gave them to a friend who shattered her wrist a few weeks ago. I thought she might get some use out of them. I’ll try to remember to bring a camera to work and get [...]

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