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FO: Canadian Winter

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Cheryl

I’ve always liked the idea of a Cowichan sweater–big and cozy, in natural colors; but not so much the traditional designs of them, with the big animals or other representational designs in the midsection. I never thought those bands of … Continue reading →

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FO: Nordic Urban

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Cheryl

Finally done! This took way longer than it should have due to my reknitting so many of the pieces, either because of gauge problems or my own silliness. Had I just knit the sweater according to the pattern in the … Continue reading →

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Frankensweater

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Cheryl

This is how my Nordic Urban sweater looked over the weekend – all patched together. After my failure with the first yoke due to gauge issues, I decided to knit the sweater as indicated in the pattern – body and … Continue reading →

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Try and Try Again

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Cheryl

Sometimes I am not as clever as I think I am. I got most of the way through the yoke of the Nordic Urban sweater, and decided it was not going to work out. My knitting was much looser than … Continue reading →

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A Very Warm Hat

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Cheryl

The Pontiff isn’t big on handknit hats, because they’re “not warm enough”.  But he has been wearing the double-knit hat I made for him. With the brim turned up, it’s 4 layers thick. I figured I’d try again with something … Continue reading →

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EPS Begins

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Cheryl

  As planned, I cast on for my Elizabeth Zimmermann EPS Cardigan yesterday at SnB. Several of the grrls are starting an EPS sweater for 2008. I’m planning to do the Circular Yoke Pullover, but make it into a cardigan. … Continue reading →

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Decisions, Decisions

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Cheryl

I’m planning for my Elizabeth Zimmermann EPS Cardigan, and I currently have a burgundy for the body of the sweater, plus black, white, and two grays. I can’t decide whether to use just the neutral tones with the main color, … Continue reading →

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Fraternal Twins

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Cheryl

Introducing the Latvian twins: Larry and Darryl. Or is it Larry and his other brother Darryl? Since this was my first colorwork project, I thought I’d do a bit of experimenting. As a continental knitter, I was knitting with both … Continue reading →

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