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2nd Scarf - in under a year!

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Thu, 2008-01-03 20:24 — jrrenola

I'm pretty proud of myself at the moment - I finished a little 42" scarf for my 3 year old daughter. Yes, it was garter stitch. Yes, it was self-striping cheap-o yarn, but I finished it in about 2 weeks, dammit! (And G will be thrilled to have a scarf of her own after seeing Daddy make one for Mommy).

My next goal is a watch cap - still debating on whether to use circular needles then double-pointed or to go with the straight needles with a bit of Kitchener and then seaming it together... I have some really nice looking Lion Brand Wool-Ease that is a navy-blue/green mottled pattern that I've wanted to do something neat with...

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Mon, 2008-01-07 08:25 — MMario
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She's a cutie! MMario -

She's a cutie!

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Mon, 2008-01-07 08:38 — jrrenola
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Thanks - she's very lucky to

Thanks - she's very lucky to take after her mother! =)

Mon, 2008-01-07 07:48 — teejtc
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Great job! My daughter is

Great job! My daughter is two (her birthday was yesterday) and obviously isn't particularly thankful for what I knit her, but it is fun to see her in the finished projects.

As for the hat -- I'm an odd duck, I suppose. But my suggest would be to use Double Pointed Needles all the way through. I just don't get starting on circular needles and switching -- I like DPNs and find it just as easy and effective to use them the whole way.

Grace and Peace,
`tim

Sun, 2008-01-06 04:59 — BuduR
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Pics please! we're

Pics please! we're knitters, we need porn. Telling us about it and not showing us is like waving a plate of cookies under our noses, telling us how delicious they are, and not letting us have one. We're liable to become a lynch mob!
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Fri, 2008-01-04 09:02 — albert
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Go for the circs and dpns-

Go for the circs and dpns- why uninvent the wheel?

Fri, 2008-01-04 07:05 — MMario
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You spent two weeks to make

You spent two weeks to make something for your daughter - that's the important part. Hope she loves it (as I am sure she will)

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Fri, 2008-01-04 06:46 — gardenguy42
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I'm sure your daughter will

I'm sure your daughter will treasure her scarf. And I love garter stitch -- keep up the good work.

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Thu, 2008-01-03 20:31 — tucker303

Congrats!! Send pics!

Congrats!! Send pics!