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Ok. My friend and I decided to make socks with our beautiful tweedy yarn. He’s gotten a little side-tracked with another pair of gloves, but I’ve gone ahead and started - here’s the little rib on size US 0 needles. We’re going to share our colors - the heel and toe of my socks will be mustardy-brown, and the heel and toe of his will be blue. Awww. How cute. Anyway, before I get going again on my Norwegian Stockings, this will be good practice to figure out the whole knit-sock thing.

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Went up a few hook sizes and started working again on the crochet dress - it makes my left hand tired to crochet, though, so can only do a little at a time. Here are the two sides of the back in progress…

and joined together:

The lace is VERY stretchy, and apparently the point is to stretch it out when blocking. (Maybe all lace is like this? I don’t know, I’ve never made lace before.) So while the back opening may look small here, it’s going to open up and show a little skin, for sure. In case you were wondering, this pattern is from 1934, and it’s officially called “The Kingston.” Sounds quite formal, no? I guess I’ll have to find a formal crochet-dress ball to attend in order to wear it.

Deep V Argyle Vest

Found: See Eunny Knit

Yarn: Elegance from Knit Picks in Grass (about 3 balls) and Palette from Knit Picks in Fawn (about 2 1/2 balls)

Needles: Size US 3

Gauge: 5.5 stitches per inch, 6.5 rows per inch

Alterations: Made the entire sweater about 2 inches shorter than the pattern called for by shortening the rib section and knitting fewer rows on the bottom. Adjusted number of rows throughout to accommodate the bigger row gauge.

My first steeked sweater. Well, my first steeked anything, actually. Even this picture shows more contrast than exists in real life between the two colors. They are actually very close in value, creating a pattern that is subtle. I love this effect, and will probably be experimenting a little more with the idea in future. (Check out the Virgin vest from Norsk Strikkedesign to see what I mean.)

Can’t wait ’til winter! (it’s a little warm around here for wool sweaters, even sleeveless ones.)

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I obviously have a disorder consisting of a deficit of attention when it comes to knitting. But now I have a good excuse for starting yet ANOTHER project - I am trying to encourage my guy friend to continue his knitting and give moral support during the hard times while he is still learning (and getting frustrated). So we went yarn shopping together the other day, and bought Harris Yarn 4 Ply in a blue shade and a mustard-y brown shade. So very pretty. I mean, ruggedly masculine. We will be doing our own private knitalong, but I won’t reveal the actual pattern until we know exactly what it is…

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Also, I’m still updating the finished projects section on the right. I’ve added a little info about the elephant, for anyone who is curious.