tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86387372024-03-23T18:31:47.465+00:00A dyed-in-the-wool knitter shares mainly fibre-related information, updates and musings (with the occasional moan about the weather!).AmyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17261921293517946831noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638737.post-6183888068720340632007-02-05T15:16:00.000+00:002007-02-05T15:20:45.747+00:00

Then you've missed:Pirate Fisherman's Hatthe start of a Cotton Angora sleeveless top worked from the shoulders downThe start of Project SpectrumA vegan feather boaA new cameraAnd a toothbrush-related injury...All on my New Blog - dyedinthewool.wordpress.com

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If you've found yourself here and you are looking for new posts, please see my new blog over at Wordpress.I hope you can come and join me there.New Blog: http://dyedinthewool.wordpress.com/

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If you are still reading this, please go to this blog post http://dyedinthewool.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/heres-a-gauntlet/ for a new knitting post on the new blog.Thank you.Technorati tags: yarn; knitting;

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Ironic Fashion. A brief history for those who don’t know: an ASBO, a Chav, the Hoodie and Burberry. And now enjoy my little creation: More details (pattern, fabric source, notes and mods) ON THE NEW BLOG … and a cake!

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No "It's a Wonderful Life" for me. Resident Evil and Wolf Creek accompanied my non-gifting holiday knitting!I hope that everyone had as happy, healthy and safe time as circumstances would allow.Now for the good stuff (on the new blog!)

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I've decided that because Blogger behaves like a vacuum cleaner (i.e. it sucks) I'm jumping ship.I've set myself up over at WordPress. I love the new blog! Unfortunately that means that if you subscribe, you'll have to scoot on over and re-subscribe. I'm not letting this one go and I'll be posting in parallel for a few posts just to make sure I've caught everyone.I think I've lost at least

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A was for AmyB was for Boob CakeC was for Cader Idris/CregennanD was for DinosaurE was for Epstein-BarrF was for Faux-suede bootsG was for GreenhouseH was for Holly and HederaI was for Icons and IceJ was for JournalsK was for Knitting!L was for Lorna's Laces Lotus BlossomM was for MaltaN was for NorthumberlandO was for OrangeP was for PenninesQ was for QuillR was for RoseS was for Statistics and

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The last post isn't the last one before Christmas.I just logged on to my university's website to accept my degree and I found out the classification.A closer look?It's a 2.1!!!!!!!I'm not normally a fan of the over-use of the exclamation mark, but I think it needs it!As I mentioned previously, I thought I'd get a 2.2, so this is a complete surprise. I hadn't felt like celebrating yet, just in

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Not too bad, is it?Ends. Ends. All of those ends ...Snip, snip!Name: Argyle scarfPattern: Argyle Scarf, Knit.1 magazineSize(s): I haven't measured it, but it's longer than my legs (useful, no?)Yarn: King Cole Magnum Chunky in black, Burgundy, beige and creamYarn source: My LYSNeedles: 8 mm straightRecipient: My dadModifications: Change of yarn and tension/gaugeNotes: Well, it was supposed to be

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I upgraded to Blogger Beta (or Blogger as it's now called) and things seem to have gone phooie with the feeds. If you get multiple post updates in your feed-aggregator - sorry!In the meantime, look at my last ever entry in the ABC Along.

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Zygote. What's a zygote, I hear you ask? Well, it's two fused gametes - obviously!Early-stage zygote sketch by moi.I thought this was a particularly fitting final entry for my ABC Along, because it represents the start of life at the beginning of a new year (ya know, the old alpha and omega whatsit). It's also fitting because I'm now done and dusted with my biology degree. I am no longer an

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The dancing shot - a la BeckyMore photos on Flickr hereName:Black and White checked shirtPattern: Simplicity 4171Fabric: Viscose/polyester blendFabric source: My local haberdashersModifications: Shortened the length (to change it from a shirt dress to a shirt) and cut it smaller in the waist and larger in the upper arm as usual. Added a security pocket in the right side seam to fit my travel

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I've been prodded, poked, had blood taken and stuck my head inside a giant magnet, and apparently I'm "normal". Part of me is relieved that they haven't found anything (specifically no spinal chord compression like my mum, which was my biggest fear) but I'm also dissapointed because ... well ... they've not found anything?!Reader questions answered:YesNoYesOnly with a bananaAnd yes.Seriously

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BECAUSE I'M A GRADUATE!!!!!!!!! I can now add "BSc (Hons)" after my name (although I think it would be a bit pretentious if I did). I still have to wait for the confirmation of the award (probably in the new year), but this should be it. Seven years ... I'm shattered!

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No overriding theme, other than knitting, really!Biting the dust:Enjoy it while it's hereIt doesn't fit. I'm not sure if it's the stranding on the lettering section or whether I need to go up another needle size, but the top section will be coming out. I'll get the heel done first (the gaping hole in the middle of the sock in the picture above).Housekeeping:I've tidied up the project tracker in

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Yarn! OK, so it was pretty much a no-brainer for this knitter, but go with me.Yarn yet to be:Yarn I created:Yarn (commercial) I dyed:The next "... is for ..." entry will be the last. I'm sad .But look what 2Paw sent me:I'm happy Technorati tags: yarn; knitting; ABC Along

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Yay for insomnia, the cricket and my epistaxis! These things have come together beautifully to produce this:Right side:Wrong side (showing the floats):Three-quarters of the way up the sock is the waste yarn for the afterthought heel (another technique I haven't tried before).I'm now up to the part with the lettering - a chance the designer gave us knitters to go "wild". This is also the point

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I'm a joiner.First up is the Fall Cable KAL 2006. I'm working on a pair of Fetching gloves at the moment and I've got my eye on a cable and lace jumper from the last IK.Next is the Stranded colourwork/colorwork KAL. As requested on the blog, here's my colourwork history:What are your projects for this knitalong?If it's allowed, my Iris Garden socks will be the first project. I'm also planning

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X-RAY!I've had several of these babies in my time; many times for my teeth and a couple for my hip. I was going to try and get hold of my x-rays, but I'm not sure you can actually do this. Instead, I provide you with how I would look if x-rayed by a child:I'd still have pretty hair.It's a real shame that my MRI tomorrow isn't a CT scan (MRIs aren't x-rays, unfortunately). All jokes regarding

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I did give ample bracing time by mentioning it in my last post, so there are no excuses for anyone being surprised.Fab haircut ...... with a twist!Yaaaaarn!Purchased from the Yahoo Yarn Co-op Group, a vest kit from Philosopher's Wool in the "Hollyberry" colourway. I originally planned to do the Timber Frame vest (because of the nice vertical lines and because it looked fairly simple) but I'm

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Now, me and Tubey haven't really been spending a lot of time together recently. Other projects, both newer and older, have come between us. I've finally realised why; it's just not working out.I was planning on making it into a cardigan, and I'd already modified the sleeves, but it just wasn't holding my interest. I have an idea for the yarn, but that's way in the future. So for now, it's

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Note **my mum's** very swollen ankle - and how the sock still fits! Yay!!!!Yarn: Regia Silk in dark greyYarn source:Opitec UKPattern: Snake Skin Socks from the Six Sox yahoo group (August/September sock)Size: 72 stitches (largest size)Recipient: My mumNeedles: Set of 5 2.5 mm double pointed birch.Toe/heel/cuff: Short row/reverse flap and gusset/A 2/2 rib, then 1 row 1/1 rib and sewn (grafted)

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Writing.Over the last seven years of my degree (results the week before Christmas) I've done a lot of writing. The result? A pad of hardened skin on the middle finger of my right hand.Evidence of a hard life [snark]! You can see a difference (I promise) if you go to the Flickr page and have a peek at one of the larger photos. EDIT: I've now remembered to make the photos "public" as opposed to

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And a little bored. 1. FIRST NAME? Amy2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, my maternal great-grandmother3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? I nearly cried today and I properly cried last week4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Only when I use a fountain pen - ball points make my handwriting look like a dyslexic spider with seven broken legs.5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Quorn Turkey and Stuffing slices

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Vendetta - nah, just kidding!*V is for Valetta, the capital city of the Mediterranean island of Malta.The only picture of me in Valetta is one in a car park! That's about right.And V is also for VOTE!!! For the love of yarn, if you are in the States, and are registered, please vote. I don't care who you vote for (well, OK, I do. Don't vote for the Klan, OK? Anyone else ... should be fine).

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