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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Magic Birch is done! Now the really fun part.. BLOCKING. Blocking lace is like performing magic. It makes all the knitting so worth it. Here we have Birch relaxing before being blocked. Notice how anemic it looks...  And not very big....   Taking a warm bath.  Being blocked....  See how much bigger!   And after blocking....  I am very pleased with Birch. I did end up going down two needles sizes from an 8 to a 6. If I had not, Bitch would have been HUGE, over 9 feet across. The pattern calls for it be blocked to 80 x 40 inches, my Birch did not stretch quite that big, but it's still plenty big enough at 75 x 35 inches. I think if I had used size 7 needles instead of the size 6 I'd have gotten more than 80 inches out of a blocked Birch. I really ENJOY knitting the Kidsilk Haze on size 6. The swatching I'm doing in size 7 for Butterly is not nearly as easy to knit. And using the size 8, when I first started Birch, was just plain miserable. More pictures on the Birch Page in the Gallery. What Next? I'm thinking about trying to finish up the Sampler Stole from Folk Shawls. Or maybe the Silk Corset. For now, I'm only swatching Butterfly - I WILL NOT START AYTHING NEW! I WILL not.. I will not.... We'll see.... Anne at 8:09 AM   | |
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Read this first!! on the needles 30. Fletcher Noro Transitions 
29. Patons SWS 
28. Forecast Cascade Quatro
27. Lady Eleanor (again) Patons SWS 
26. Marble Shawl Collar Sweater Karabella Marble 
25. Serrano Dale Baby Ull
24. Tamarah Artyarns Regal Silk, Silk Mohair
23. Apricot(Plum) Jacket DB Cashmerino Chunky 
22. Rusted Root BS Cotton Fleece 
21. Not So Shrunken Cardigan Lavold Sily Wool
20. Sizzle Nashua Kim
19. Hanging Garden Stole KP Alpaca Cloud
18. Log Cabin Blanket Cascade Pima Tencel 
17. Mystery Stole 2 Crazy Monkey Lace 
16. Petticoat Sallops Opal Petticoat
15. CeCe Lambspun Silk
14. Hyrna Herborgar Silk for Life
13. Sea Foam Shawl LaLana Phat Silk 
12. Diamond Fantasy Shawl CTH Possum Lace
11. Evergreen Cardi Malabrigo
10. Mystery Shawl 3 Zephyr
9. Jaywalkers LL Shepherd Sock
8. Pi @ Sunrise Shawl Crazy Monkey Lace
7. Follow the Leader Aran BS Naturespun Worsted 
6. Peacock Feathers HaindPaintedYarn.com lace
5. Kiri Shawl Rowan Kidsilk Haze
4. Sampler Shawl Starmore Campion
3. Highland Triangle Shawl America's Alpaca
2. Leaf Lace Shawl Misti Alpaca Lace
1. Total Maze Cardigan Araucania Nature Wool
38/46 finished in 2006 1/21 - Shadow of Love Socks 1/31 - Pineapple Jacket 2/5 - Smokin' Blueberry Socks 2/7 - Angora Fingerless Mitts 3/9 - Neopolitan Socks 3/18 - Summer Scallop Socks 3/30 - Spectrum: Red & Pink 4/2 - Felted Clogs 4/15 - Violets by the River 5/3 - Felted Hedgehog 5/6 - Felted B-4 Bag 6/15 - Pomatomus Socks 7/1 - Snapdragon Socks 9/11 - Simple Knitted Bodice 9/13 - White,Biscuit,Cream Shawl 9/14 - Something Lilac 10/4 - Cabbage Rose Socks 10/29 - Neck Warmer 11/15 - Lady Eleanor gallery Knitting Beadwork finished in 2005 1/21 - Seascape Shawl 2/12 - Wool Peddler's Shawl 3/21 - Fir Cone Square Shawl 3/25 - Misty Garden Scarf 4/7 - Obi 4/30 - Truly Tasha's Shawl 5/19 - Ivy 6/19 - Tasha II Shawl 7/13 - Cherry Blossom Shawl 7/26 - Mom's Birthday Shawl 8/9 - Birch Shawl 8/28 - Mystery Shawl 10/4 - Herbal Remedy 10/5 - Rosy Fingered Dawn 11/18 - Mystery Shawl 2 12/6 - Ostrich Plumes Triangle 12/26 - In The Dark Socks 12/29 - Red, Red, RED! Scarf rings  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next  Previous | Next weather on the plains blue moon?
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