Monthly Archives: June 2011

WOLLMEISE!!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Whew!  I just caught a Wollmeise update at The Loopy Ewe!!  I just so happened to catch the mention on Twitter (which didn’t send a text to my phone, oddly, until well after the fact).  My first couple of choices … Continue reading →

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Pick up artist

Posted on June 26, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Okay, this is so not about dating.  TKGA Level II, Swatch #23 is “picking up stitches.”  Amazingly, I learned something new right away.  I have always picked up stitches along a bind-off one stitch in each bound-off stitch.  WRONG!  (Shades … Continue reading →

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Slip sliding away…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

…time seems to be slip sliding away from me, and it’s over a week since I posted.  Oops.  Well, I was away for three of those days, but the rest is my fault.  I finished a project and am eager to … Continue reading →

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Delirium Knittens

Posted on June 11, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

We all know that knitting is an addiction, albeit one with no notable ill effects.  So when a knitter is prevented from knitting, does he or she manifest a physical withdrawal syndrome?  If so, what are the symptoms?  What can … Continue reading →

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Spacing Out (buttonholes)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

The buttonholes are spaced.  The issue is not where to put them, but how to explain it. This is 2011.  In order to space 4 buttonholes evenly across a 35-stitch horizontal band, I turned to my (hopefully) trusty new iPod … Continue reading →

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The party’s over…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

…so back to the buttonholes.  An uninspiring photo, but: It’s a vertical band; the photo is sideways!  Next up: buttonhole spacing in a horizontal band.  I will be using the calculator just released from Knitting Software – ButtonWizard for iPhone.  I … Continue reading →

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It’s my birthday, and I’ll knit if I want to!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Just a quick note to say, “Happy Birthday to me!”  I’m going to go knit now while the house is temporarily Toddler Free, thanks to a certain husband taking a certain Toddler to the park. Here’s some pretty yarn to … Continue reading →

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