Phisch's blog

4th of July

2008-07-02T13:18:32Z

IMG_7138 Originally uploaded by Phisch In honor of Independence Day (and the fact that my right hand/arm is still not up to knitting*), I made a banner with some scrap fabric plus new fabric the kids helped to pick out. Looks ok here. I...

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Bad stitches

2008-05-20T20:15:17Z

Bad stitches Originally uploaded by Phisch What do you think is causing this? I can pull the stitches from below so that they lay flat but it would be nice not to have to worry about that. Sad...it looks sloppy. Those stitches should lay...

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Gathered Pullover

2008-03-16T02:15:36Z

Gathered Pullover Originally uploaded by Phisch This yarn was supposed to be a Central Park Hoodie but I changed my mind and am making Gathered Pullover instead since I wasn't getting the right gauge without the yarn looking to "holey" fo...

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Knitting in the Bible

2008-03-10T20:03:15Z

A post in which I seek, once again, to justify my obsession hobby by quoting the bible. Nah...someone else put together a nice compendium. Saves me the time. Now on to my next CPH...

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Central Park Hoodie

2008-03-02T20:00:06Z

Central Park Hoodie Originally uploaded by Phisch Finished! Voila! So...E'sa, it fits a little large especially considering this was supposed to be a really fitted sweater. Definitely something to wear next to the fire or over other clo...

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Places That Shouldn't Hire Me

2008-02-23T01:53:36Z

For my own good, that is. - Yarn store with a good supply of yarns that aren't made of wool (cotton, linen, alpaca, silk) and a dye-your-own-hank set up (is there a LYS with such a thing?) - A really good fabric shop that carries nice quilter's ...

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Capelet and Skirt

2007-08-28T14:25:36Z

I can finally post this since the giftee already received it. This is a capelet and skirt I made for my niece’s birthday this past weekend. Unfortunately, I didn’t ever get a chance to buy ribbon to string through the neck of the capelet and to...

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Ribbed Boat Neck Tank Top

2007-08-07T00:21:15Z

Boat neck tank top from Knit.1 magazine knit in the round in Lion Brand Microspun yarn in black with size 4 needles. Easy to knit since it was ridiculously repetitive. But the bottom was curly when I cast off. I should have mirrored the garter s...

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Knitty Coveteousness

2007-05-10T20:12:36Z

I love the concept of this wrap jacket by Ruby: cables and chains wrap jacket. And this cloche is pretty neat: retro cloche hat. I have just the right amount of leftover yarn, too.

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Sweater for DS1 - Done!!!

2007-03-31T02:58:39Z

March Craft Challenge: completed project! Knitted well over 15 minutes a day for exactly a week. Well, maybe plus a day, but I'm not sure. About two and a third balls of Caron Simply Soft. The two in "silver" as NM calls the color plus maybe ...

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