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Posted by Spike Driver on May 6, 2007, 10:56 pm
WoolyGooly wrote:
> Monster Fake Faeroese is finished, except for ends and a photo op.
> Weather has been crummy (gray, overcast, humid as hell) so I'm not in
> a hurry to darn in ends and sweat in a shawl big enough to use as a
> 4-person tent while my husband fumbles around with the camera.
>
> Started a new cardigan for me. Seed stitch all the way which I find
> strangely soothing after endless miles of garter stitch. I guess the
> need to switch from knit to purl is enough to keep me interested and
> thus unbored. I have the body and both fronts done, I started the
> back last night. I'm planning saddle shoulders with a cable of some
> sort that runs from neckline to cuff - maybe a different cable on each
> sleeve. I was going to use a centered double decrease on the
> underside of the sleeves for shaping, if I throw in a cable I can
> sneak in the decreases on the tops of the sleeves and they'll fit
> better :D
>
> I've been doing proof-of-concept swatching for a beaded lace shawl,
> the going is slow but the results are good. This will be a "work on
> it only during daylight hours when small boy is at school and the man
> is occupied elsewhere" sort of project so don't look for photos
> anytime soon!
>
> Spinning is on hold again. I've been in a knitting mood for several
> months, no end in sight I guess.
>
> I have some new green coffee asking to be roasted, after I finish my
> indoor chores I'll be coating myself in bug spray and minding the
> roaster out in the humidity for a while...
It sounds delicious Wooly, I love coffee.
Hope you have a great day outside.
Hugs & God bless,
Dennis & Gail
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