Tag Archives: shawl

Which yarn?

Posted on 2012-03-04 by Proseknitic

I told you which pattern? Right? Silver Belle – here on Ravelry. The Ravelry pictures are much better than the original Vogue picture. As Alison H and I were discussing – take a tiny model and drop on an XL. … Continue reading →

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Building Numbers

Posted on 2010-09-20 by Proseknitic

Imagine, if you would, a town without street addresses. Sprawled across an area approximately 5 x 20 miles (hey, not my fault the US persists in using Imperial Measurements). There are hundreds of buildings. Now exactly how do you find … Continue reading →

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detour

Posted on 2010-03-11 by Proseknitic

after spending the day in Upavon (Trenchard Lines) I was completely brain dead by the time I returned home. I couldn’t face anything complicated. Straight stockinette with some increases – possible. and only a couple of dozen to go…. (150 … Continue reading →

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Burns Night

Posted on 2010-01-26 by Proseknitic

Certainly you remember Robbie Burns and sing a song from one of his poems every New Years. Being in the UK, it is easy to join the tradition of celebration when his birthday rolls around every year.  This marked my … Continue reading →

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Scarves

Posted on 2009-06-02 by Proseknitic

Can you tell that right now I need fast projects for a short attention span? I keep promising myself I will head back to things that need more than one 50 gm skein of yarn but I keep getting distracted…. … Continue reading →

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Panic Attack

Posted on 2009-05-16 by Proseknitic

There I was, down to the last three repeats of the border pattern on Scherezade. On the second half, just so you understand. I reached in my yarn bag, but there was no more yarn. None. For the next several … Continue reading →

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Distractions

Posted on 2009-05-11 by Proseknitic

I know I should be taking more pictures of Scherezade. I finished the first half, complete with the edging and the first chart pair of the second side. I am now well into the second chart pair; leaving me the … Continue reading →

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Attention Span

Posted on 2008-08-20 by Proseknitic

of a gnat sometimes. I am back at work and perhaps today will be able to stay awake long enough to make it worth being here. A pile of business cards is sitting on my desk; my notebook is open … Continue reading →

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Watchless

Posted on 2008-07-18 by Proseknitic

Thursday morning was the last time that I saw my watch. It is nothing fancy; a $20US Timex on a well worn velcro band. And that probably explains why it has gone astray. I have been meaning to buy a … Continue reading →

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Found ’em

Posted on 2008-06-28 by Proseknitic

I might have mentioned back more than a few weeks ago now that my good glasses had gone among the missing. They aren’t anything fancy, but they fit and have the right prescription. In the unfocused blur that is my … Continue reading →

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Shawls

Posted on 2008-06-14 by Proseknitic

This is the time of year many of us have reunions, celebrate the graduations of various off spring and friends and otherwise reflect on where we came from and where we are going. What started me thinking about this was … Continue reading →

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