Category Archives: gauge

I have the blues

I’ve been hit with a bug. A bad cold bug. I’m pretty positive it happened when everyone visited for Winterlude. My body has a tendency to incubate viruses for a long period of time, generally three weeks or so. Given … Continue reading

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Mind concoctions

Jack’s blanket is sure to have arrived. I’ll need to call the sibling and find out. In the meantime, knitting has been a bit slow, but on the uprise. Between beating illnesses and getting some profitable freelance work done, the … Continue reading

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Of Socks, Fleece, and Highwaymen

Goodness! Why do I not update here more often. I wind up with a million things to write about. Firstly, how about a new sock. This is a Jaywalker (natch) knit in Regia Canyon Color, in the Beach colorway. The … Continue reading

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Knitting Math

I knit up a gauge swatch for the recycled yarn, to use for the Boogie vest. It turned out to have some more stitches to the inch than the pattern. Oops. I turned to my trusty SnB Nation book, which … Continue reading

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For what it’s worth

This week has been a lovely time to putter around at getting some things done, as I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled on Monday. While this is a setback in some ways, in others it was a … Continue reading

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Tribulations of socks

Not planning on making a long-winded introductory post. The more you read, the more you learn! So, hello! Lately I’ve had a touch of bad luck on the knitting front. Perhaps it’s my bad habit of never deciding to swatch. … Continue reading

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