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Category Archives: Knitting
This year’s UnFinished Gift – Finished
Every year there is the one UFG. From what I understand it is a common occurrence among knitters. This year several hats and 2 scarves were wrapped. But one of the scarves was still on the needles! Two days later … Continue reading
Stash Couture Cabled Hat
Cables in a knitting project add a bit of fun! It is always fascinating to watch how a few twists of the stitches produce beautiful Aran patterns. This Stash Couture hat includes four different cables that work in heavy (green) … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Aran, Cables, Free Knitting Pattern, Hat, Knitting, Stash Couture, Tutorial
Tagged Cable Hat Pattern Free, ran Hat Pattern Free
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Cashmere Scarf
Stashers the world over purchase beautiful yarn and fabric knowing that someday that “perfect” design will come along. Destashification requires that the elusive someday is now. Five 100 yard skeins of this beautiful, soft – almost cuddly, mostly cashmere yarn … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Knitting, Stash Couture
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Another Fair Isle Slouch – 3 color rows.
Destashification has its positives and negatives. Knitting up the available yarn falls into both categories! By the third Fair Isle Slouch hat (which were preceded by 2 striped hats and 2 cabled hats), yardage of contrasting colors had started to … Continue reading
The Destashification Fair Isle Slouch Hat
What to knit with small amounts of color coordinated yarn when stripes no longer fulfill the need for artistic expression? More Slouch Hats – but this time with a Fair Isle pattern. I am told that knitting Fair Isle patterns … Continue reading
Triple Destashification Surplice Top
There is a Fabric Stash and a Yarn Stash and a Bead Stash. A Button Stash, a Pattern Stash and even a Ribbon Stash. … (and a few more) but at this point that is all I am willing to … Continue reading
Posted in Embellishment, Knitting, Stash Couture
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Silk Summer Sweater
Silk Tweed Yarn. Beautiful forest green with flecks of blue and light green. In The Stash for too long. The pattern selected had a beautiful leaf lace yoke but was a sleeveless top knit in a much smaller gauge. Revising … Continue reading
Seven Feet of Angora Scarf
The Yarn Stash contains various beautiful (both in color and feel) yarns. So when a niece asks for a long scarf, a beautiful Destashification yarn was easy to find. In The Stash was 5 skeins of this angora yarn of … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Knitting, Stash Couture
Tagged Angora Scarf, Garden City Scarf, knitted lace scarf, lace knitting
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The Destashification Christmas – Day Three
On the third day of Destashification Christmas, my needles gave to me: A Lace Cashmere Scarf (with a K3 in the pattern)! The pattern is Estonian Garden Scarf/Wrap by Evelyn C. Clark. The yarn is unbelievably soft, but sadly discontinued, … Continue reading
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Tagged Estonian Garden Scarf, knitted lace scarf
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The Destashification Christmas Day Two
On the Second Day of Destashification Christmas, my needles gave to me… Two Bed Socks. Hand knit wool (washable) socks help counter the effects of those cold floors and cold nights. The pattern is Kumara Bed Socks from Interweave Knits. … Continue reading
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