tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210124452024-03-07T06:38:54.190-05:00Knitting on the FenceKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-84043073808087024052011-04-03T22:07:00.000-04:002011-04-03T22:07:49.772-04:002KCBWDay7 Knitting SpotThe last post for knicrobloweek. Where do I do most of my knitting? Sadly, in front of the tv. Today, for example, I knit during the Rangers-Flyers hockey game. I hear those announcers' voices and feel the itch to knit. I made great progress on my yoga socks. And this time they will fit!<br />
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Lately, I've been surfing the net while I watch tv. Ever since we got wireless broadband, I've been spending way too much time on the computer. I've really enjoyed writing on the blog this week and hope I can keep up.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-28372744416790932662011-04-02T16:23:00.000-04:002011-04-02T16:23:38.419-04:002KCBWDay6 AspirationsWhat do I aspire to do? Well one thing that is unrelated to knitting is to blog mo' better. I'd like to put down my thoughts about books I read and what's going on in our natural world and how my knitting and art and riding are progressing. Well I guess that sort of relates to knitting. This week's experience has been fun, and I've found a couple of blogs I'd like to emulate. Maybe 2KCBW will be my jumping off place. That would be cool.<br />
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I hope no one notices that I skipped day 5. I decided to jump back on instead of trying to catch up. <br />
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Strictly relating to knitting, I would love to one day purchase and knit a bohus sweater. I tried the bohus hat and found the pattern to be a little frustrating to knit. But it was worth it to see those little purl stitches pop.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-75226051683655341752011-03-31T13:27:00.000-04:002011-03-31T13:27:00.643-04:002KCBWDay4 Whatever Happened to My Shawl?A few years ago, I had the urge to knit a shawl. They were all the rage. I read discussions about wearing them for casual and dressy. I studied every photo with a person wearing their creation. Could I do that? I convinced myself that I could. I ordered "Wrapped in Comfort" by Alison Jeppson Hyde and gloss lace yarn from Knitpicks, and went to town. I knit the bigfoot pattern, intending to knit a short version. I didn't like the look of that, so I knit the long version. Hmmmm. I just couldn't see myself wearing it in public. It's lying in the bottom drawer of my dresser taking up valuable real estate. I love how it turned out, and I keep thinking someone will come along who wants/needs it. I hope it will have a happy ending like Alison's stories.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-25566079230594253212011-03-30T16:36:00.001-04:002011-03-30T21:08:25.450-04:002KCBWDay3 An Organized KnitterThis topic is timely, as I recently opened the "yarn trunk", as posted earlier<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=21012445&postID=4798312289316322638"> here</a> . I don't have a photo of the trunk with yarn as it's not as pretty as I'd hoped. The color of the inside of the trunk does not match the colors of my yarns. But I'm going the the authentic aesthetic. The trunk is an excellent receptor for yarn. Perhaps too excellent? The drawers are deep, and there is room for more yarn (gasp!). The yarn at the bottom is going to get hidden and remain stashed. I know it. And I've hidden my small beading collection in there too. That said, I wouldn't trade it for anything!<br />
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Secondly, I made an Elizabeth Zimmermann Tomten Jacket for my friend's boy. Close, but no cigar. The arms were too long and skinny and the body was a little short. What is it with me and length.<br />
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Now I'm working on another sweater for me. A top-down-set-in-sleeve using Rowan Felted Tweed. So far it looks pretty good. The sleeves might be a little wide at the top. I won't know until I work them a little more.<br />
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Tomten II is going a little better, but I haven't checked with the actual boy yet. <br />
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What's changed? I double checked my gauge and I'm following the pattern instead of making up my own. (duh). I figure this is an important skill: letting someone else do all the math.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-47524353023916068712011-03-28T21:07:00.001-04:002011-03-29T20:32:46.684-04:002KCBWDay1 Where I Compare Yarn To My Horse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1c5QOFgTPhH7AiTpMARroQPqAdAVKxndSMNFWkiYV1F9grGC-QKEPDHRwqlg21UKrzBKIcVvSQ0tMCuBWWS5rLhyphenhyphengQSzZwEJTjwmVfswRk4Qau03ohdHOZsW12pwACZ-PrECA/s1600/IMG_0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1c5QOFgTPhH7AiTpMARroQPqAdAVKxndSMNFWkiYV1F9grGC-QKEPDHRwqlg21UKrzBKIcVvSQ0tMCuBWWS5rLhyphenhyphengQSzZwEJTjwmVfswRk4Qau03ohdHOZsW12pwACZ-PrECA/s320/IMG_0175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cascade 220 is a lot like my quarter horse. He is a little plain to look at, but dependable as the day is long. What you see is what you get. Pick out a navy Cascade 220 and it stays navy. No funky bleeding. Deep red? Same thing. Once you settle on the needles necessary to get 5.5 st. to the inch, in plain stockinette of course, you are good to go. <br />
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Off down the trail, you have an idea of how things will turn out. Sometimes there is a little trouble along the way. Shied at the bird? Dropped a stitch? No biggie, one sideways step and a little latch up will put it right. No complications, the stitches are easy to see. <br />
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Need a little fancy work to liven things up? Fine. The horse will listen and trot with cadence or do a little sashay. Cascade is a whiz at cables, with excellent stitch definition. Lace work is okay in small doses. Too much and the yarn looks like it's trying to be something it's not. My horse goes to rock and roll or a little country music. No classical music here, although maybe Wagner, but I can't do that.<br />
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Back at the barn, when the project is done, Cascade 220 cleans up well. No pilling under the arms or at the side seams. A good soak and air drying and it looks brand new. To work with a steady-eddy horse or Cascade 220 gives me great pleasure.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-1482969176908762152011-03-27T12:31:00.000-04:002011-03-27T12:31:42.529-04:00Spiffing Up for Blog WeekTomorrow starts the blog every day for a week event. I forgot what the acronym is at the moment. Oh yeah, KNit and CRochet BLOg week. I am going to try to keep up. Today I am going to spiff up my blog a little bit. I need to take photos of my current work and add a paragraph about myself. That should get me revved up.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-47983122893163226382011-03-01T21:49:00.000-05:002011-03-01T21:49:15.581-05:00Open Trunk, Finally!So, the trunk that was locked during our move in 2001 is open in 2011! I googled trunk keys and found an antique trunk place that sold keys. For $25 they sent a key for our lock. At first we couldn't open it. We could feel a little give, so Matt used WD40 and kept at it. After about ten minutes the lock opened.<br />
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I put my yarn and knitting supplies in it and there was room left over for my beading boxes!<br />
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Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed, silver gray and charcoal gray<br />
Needles: Knit picks # 4<br />
Gauge: 6 st. per in. 8 rows per in.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-82946569791295273202011-02-20T15:58:00.002-05:002011-02-21T21:50:35.466-05:00Second Tomten DetailsI'm having fun with the second Tomten for Simon.<br />
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Yarn: Lion Brand Amazing, 53% wool, 47% acrylic color: Arcadia two lots: 9947 and 7417.<br />
Needles: Knit Picks #7<br />
Gauge: 4.5 st. per in in garter stitch<br />
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Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmermann's Tomten Jacket in the Opinionated Knitter, size 2T<br />
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I put in one pocket on the right side, and am working straight to the armholes.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-47988781965071690892011-02-13T16:56:00.000-05:002011-02-13T16:56:13.909-05:00Square, ManKristin is working on the Barn Raising Quilt where you make a bunch of squares using leftover sock yarn and sew them together to make a colorful blanket. I tried to help her with a square from leftover yarn from my sister yoga socks. DOH. I didn't check gauge and it bit me. My square is 9 inches instead of 7.5. Dang.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-40656558432440383762011-02-11T15:10:00.000-05:002011-02-11T15:10:22.829-05:00One More TimeA year ago I was working on a tomten jacket for Simon during the Ravelympics. I made a nice jacket but it didn't fit well. I'm finally getting around to another one and I hope this time it will fit. And I hope to finish it before winter ends. *sigh*Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-24527569682763767712011-01-31T20:47:00.001-05:002011-02-11T15:11:52.248-05:00Return to the BlogI'm back! I'm working on a couple of projects. One is a sweater for me. I'm knitting it top down with set in sleeves. The problem is that I need to do two colors, so we'll see if it works out. And I'm starting a new tomten sweater for Simon.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-50050115865637062010-06-21T12:50:00.000-04:002010-06-21T12:50:01.191-04:00Test photo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFV4fvLKlQIOuajOqGr6XFOvsRpLKNVbE4BqcCsY5pdbsW5mWfN0aEYpADcbv0CdNJ__U3ePsvnW5V3VhtX52rjugUEjsx9z6FiZ1EyCVdX8L_WoYQMEpuBZg3az8TnC1WCJ_Dg/s1600/newyrsfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFV4fvLKlQIOuajOqGr6XFOvsRpLKNVbE4BqcCsY5pdbsW5mWfN0aEYpADcbv0CdNJ__U3ePsvnW5V3VhtX52rjugUEjsx9z6FiZ1EyCVdX8L_WoYQMEpuBZg3az8TnC1WCJ_Dg/s320/newyrsfish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I wanted to test a photo upload.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-71817480227706160142010-04-30T09:23:00.000-04:002010-04-30T09:23:11.138-04:00Day 5 of Blog Week: LocationWell, I'm late to the Knit & Crochet Blog Week, where daily writing assignments are intended to help jump start blog writing. Today the topic is location: where do you spend most of your knitting time? In my chair. Usually with the tv on, but sometimes with an audiobook or podcast. I feel a little less guilty about watching tv if I'm doing something creative and/or productive. <br />
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Also, it's very nice to have Matt sitting next to me. Even though we're not having serious conversation, we're watching/listening to the same thing and can reach out and touch whenever we want. Quality time, we joke. But it feels like it's true.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-45129731558920971762010-04-20T10:44:00.000-04:002010-04-20T10:44:17.301-04:00Not KnittingWow, I haven't picked up my knitting in <b>weeks!</b> That is unusual for me. I think I did a little beading last week sometime. I'm working on a flat 2" square piece that will be joined with pieces made by other guild members to make a quilt-like hanging. It's to be auctioned off for charity. It's a satisfying craft, but I think I'd better finish it before I forget about it.<br />
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I could work on lengthening Simon's jacket, but I have no will to do that. I think I'm going to start from scratch because I just don't like how it fit. Maybe I should try it on Jamie's little girl. I wonder if she'd be offended at the thought of a hand off...I'll have to think of how to present it. Her baby is still small, maybe I should just make something else. <br />
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I am partway through a pair of socks. I'm working on the cuffs. Ho Hum.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-60267288005566996052010-03-02T20:36:00.003-05:002010-03-02T20:43:48.968-05:00Olympic HangoverIt's over. Fifteen or was it sixteen days of fun. I finished my Ravelympic Tomten jacket for Simon. Elizabeth Zimmermann was a genius, but I think she designed sweaters to fit very loosely. I went down in size, and now I'm worried that it will be too small. If it is, I'm going to knit another. It went pretty fast. <br /><br />The ravelmpics2010 were a hoot! I was part of Team UDBB and we enjoyed each others' successes and setbacks. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21822057@N06/4398781927/" title="tomtenfo by whomever_99, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4398781927_0ac4e37255_o.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="tomtenfo" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-81087793316492870022010-02-28T10:30:00.001-05:002011-01-30T20:04:41.303-05:00Weird WinterMatt hasn't been ice fishing since January.<br />
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<a href="http://comics.com/frazz/2010-02-27/" title="Frazz"><img alt="Frazz" border="0" height="102" src="http://c0389161.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/dyn/str_strip/311201.full.gif" width="320" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-33525248028951240822010-02-15T13:43:00.003-05:002010-02-15T13:46:42.095-05:00Sunday Knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRapcEIUwh1UEKOR4gHvy3IrNFM4UV9Rw5ePX6gSb7iOQH1qyqfQ-OxWavOGxx5byeAu_0W9nCWEVfMzE-v8cuhZn_E26JLuF-E17kFlcJucK6zEY67g-5ShaLnvltQGpOY44LJw/s1600-h/tomtenstart.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRapcEIUwh1UEKOR4gHvy3IrNFM4UV9Rw5ePX6gSb7iOQH1qyqfQ-OxWavOGxx5byeAu_0W9nCWEVfMzE-v8cuhZn_E26JLuF-E17kFlcJucK6zEY67g-5ShaLnvltQGpOY44LJw/s320/tomtenstart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438543139546075890" /></a><br /><br />I made a lot of progress by sitting in my chair and watching a <span style="font-weight:bold;">lot</span> of the olympics.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-55136896798467553072010-02-13T18:32:00.000-05:002010-02-14T18:37:20.861-05:00Game On!I started my ravelympic2010 project, Elizabeth Zimmermann's Tomten Jacket for Dani's boy Simon. <br /><br />Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encoure Tweed<br />Needles: Size 9<br />Gauge: garter stitch 4 st. per inch<br /><br />I cast on 88 stitches instead of 112 as EZ recommended. I measured Simon and he was between 21 and 22 inches around. His arms are about 8 inches long, but I can make the sleeves longer.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-65595990139472362452010-02-04T11:53:00.002-05:002010-02-04T11:58:44.798-05:00On the MendMy cold is going away. Yesterday I snowshoed for forty minutes, and coughed for thirty. This morning I walked the dogs up the road and back with only a little coughing. I'm planning to snowshoe this afternoon too, building up toward a short ride tomorrow and a lesson on Saturday.<br /><br />I'm itching to start on my Ravelympics Tomten, but that's not for another nine days. In the meantime, my socks are keeping my fingers busy.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-30789089761936860072010-02-02T13:28:00.003-05:002010-02-02T13:44:02.447-05:00OimelcSunny and cold this morning, any groundhog foolish enough to stick his nose out of his den would have seen his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. I never understood why that was a <span style="font-style:italic;">bad</span> thing. Surely, any warm weather before May is an improvement? The celtic day is oimelc (eeee melk) and the Christian Candlemas, each celebrating the coming of spring.<br /><br />Started a pair of socks last night. I'm using up two colors, doing the toe and part of the leg in one color and the instep and heel in another. I'll do the slip stitch blending pattern on the leg. The needles are size 1 US, yarn is Opal and Trekking and the pattern uses the riverbed architecture and Cat Bordhi's slip stitch rings pattern rows 1-4 for the leg stitches.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-6619942208747444932010-02-01T15:16:00.002-05:002010-02-01T15:25:43.031-05:00BeginningsHere I go again! I'd like to post more regularly, and since my knitting doesn't provide enough material for the blog, I'm going to include more about regular life. Reviewing past projects is helpful, except when I leave out details. Like exactly HOW did I cast off the binding for the Mr. Greenjeans sweater? It turned out so neat and tidy and has just the right amount of tension.<br /><br />We had a January thaw which, thankfully, allowed Matt to get some control over the ice dams on the roof. The warm spell was followed by some bitter cold. I've been keeping the horses in on nights colder than 10, especially if the wind is strong. I figure Patch deserves shelter. It's more work, but I kind of like grooming the horses after supper. When I feed hay last thing before bedtime, I have to walk out the end of the barn and look at the stars.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-71892624976340182042009-12-20T15:13:00.003-05:002009-12-20T15:27:14.324-05:00Leftover Socks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkngMkO0U-X8-mj5TKD5iWfknj7RxKBU0CiojveWtOUoV5h_dVtqjcuvKFJ66sbd5bH4A2PHEzzm0htkZRd9rjWahybHZL4vOBf-TTg3ClZ4xzr3ywpR53T9d5LLCs8KsGM3ASg/s1600-h/leftoversox1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkngMkO0U-X8-mj5TKD5iWfknj7RxKBU0CiojveWtOUoV5h_dVtqjcuvKFJ66sbd5bH4A2PHEzzm0htkZRd9rjWahybHZL4vOBf-TTg3ClZ4xzr3ywpR53T9d5LLCs8KsGM3ASg/s320/leftoversox1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417417453468872850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RtuIY73ixkgiYjOpcBJzQaQi9K8O77pM1dmSbVHedG5Lw4GCYj_ZIJhyphenhyphenHbVhZcYSI2Y5B5yrDupab1O2q0VdjQ4hK36zfanIXA9Pju5xKoXvikvacFvXnsOyOIyez_HD755jFg/s1600-h/leftovercuff.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RtuIY73ixkgiYjOpcBJzQaQi9K8O77pM1dmSbVHedG5Lw4GCYj_ZIJhyphenhyphenHbVhZcYSI2Y5B5yrDupab1O2q0VdjQ4hK36zfanIXA9Pju5xKoXvikvacFvXnsOyOIyez_HD755jFg/s320/leftovercuff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417417102062655794" /></a><br /><br />I used the riverbed pattern, but am having trouble calculating the E, length before starting the arch increases. So the sock is a tad short. I used 54 stitches around the midfoot and leg. I had my denim colored opal to use up, so I divided it in half and started two socks, each on their own needle. I used the magic loop method. I made it to the leg of each sock as the yarn was running out. <br /><br />I joined the trekking and used a pattern I found in Cat Bordhi’s book. It's called slipstich rings, but I changed it a bit. With the light blue as the MC and the dark blue as the CC, Rows 1 and 2: with CC Knit to end. Rows 3 and 4: with MC, *K2, sl1* to end. This pattern created a sort of ribbing, that is very pleasing. When the Opal ran out I just used the one color. <br /><br />For the cuff, I decreased 10 st. and did 1x1 ribbing and then used Jeni’s magic cast off.<br /><br />I like them!<br /><br />Yarn: Opal, denim and Trekking XXL dark blues<br />Needles: size 1Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012445.post-23124237791996278752009-11-21T20:46:00.003-05:002010-02-05T16:26:46.898-05:00Finishing Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03tXVNwIhNzePC3kQ7mY_KR_GS3kSYVBewN-GRGZ83TcvaT_MDcr7WjUwWLFJ7OvO-umwV-aYV_Usb5KONeTuiqHC71-8XJQXMQwcLLdhwcKS3dLjPaXTLEFakB3nMJYwueH9JA/s1600-h/greycardi1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03tXVNwIhNzePC3kQ7mY_KR_GS3kSYVBewN-GRGZ83TcvaT_MDcr7WjUwWLFJ7OvO-umwV-aYV_Usb5KONeTuiqHC71-8XJQXMQwcLLdhwcKS3dLjPaXTLEFakB3nMJYwueH9JA/s320/greycardi1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434873889848654338" /></a><br /><br />The grey cardigan is drying. I think it fits well, but I'm not sure I like the front bands. They curl in a little bit so they look sort of like i-cord, which is the method I originally tried and abandoned.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747092748105088690noreply@blogger.com0