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St. Brigid finished
St. Brigid: attaching neckband, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.This is the first time I've knitted a neckband separately before sewing it in place - but probably not the last time! It was rather tricky...
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Aranish sweater
Aranish sweater in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Thanks for all your kind words about St. Brigid! It was a really enjoyable project, and it reminded me how much I like knitting cables. Add to...
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Aranish sweater: joins
Aranish sweater progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Perhaps this picture gives a better idea of the construction: the two gusset halves are about to be joined (three-needle bind-off) and the needle...
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Aranish sweater: shoulder straps
Aranish sweater, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.After trying a couple of different ideas I've decided to combine raglan decreases and shoulder straps. If I had gone on with the raglan decreases they...
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Aranish sweater finished
Aranish sweater: front and back, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.What I always find tricky is getting the neck opening right - both comfortable and nice looking. If possible I want complete pattern...
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"Mystic" sweater in progress
"Mystic" sweater in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.This is a really difficult colour to capture: in reality it's brighter, greener and bluer.But not this bright (and the green doesn't show...
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A helping paw
A helping paw, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Last weekend I was cat-sitting and made quite a lot of progress supervised by Puma.I've kept the basic construction of Alice Starmore's design Mystic, but in...
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Gusset experiment
"Mystic" sweater progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.There is half a sleeve left to knit, but I've started seaming the sweater: to have some of it over and done with, to see how it turns out and to...
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Life at its worst...
On holiday, a photo by Asplund on Flickr....should be like this: visiting dear friends, lovely weather and a bag full of knitting projects. Not to mention - but not in the photo - a lake nearby,...
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"Mystic" sweater: reknitting sleeves
"Mystic" sweater: reknitting sleeves, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.To my immense surprise, the sleeves turned out to be too long - actually, having long arms was a main reason for me to start modifying...
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The more "Alba" the merrier
"Alba", a design by Alice Starmore, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Alice Starmore's "Alba" sweater had been waiting patiently for me for almost two years when I finally returned to it. I had picked up...
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The more Starmore the merrier
Alice Starmore's "Alba" in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.My second Alba will be a cardigan - mainly because it allows me to change colours in the middle of the front steek and simply cut out...
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"Alba" sleeves
"Alba" cardigan: shoulder join, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Here is the shoulder join: it is identical to the one I made for the sweater I finished some time ago. The sleeve is different, though, as...
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Not only knitting...
1700s, a photo by Asplund on Flickr....but also having a lot of 18th century fun!The Damsel Magnet
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A bouquet
Knitted items from Dala-Floda, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Considering all the embroidered flowers I thought this would be a suitable photo to celebrate that I turn 40 today! Actually, it feels as if...
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Poly-Starmore-mania
Alice Starmore's "Henry VIII" in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.First of all, thanks for birthday wishes! I had a very nice day and am fortunately far from suffering from any kind of midlife...
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Learning new tricks
Brioche shawl in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.At a knitting event a couple of weeks ago I was inspired to develop my brioche knitting skills. As I only knew the very basics of the technique,...
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Barking and burping
Brioche knitting, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Those are Nancy Marchant's words based on the abbreviations brk (brioche knit) and brk (brioche purl). A voracious knitter I'm especially fond of...
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Camel cowl
Camel cowl, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.I've finished the cowl I mentioned in my previous post. The wool is lovely, 90% camel and 10% merino, and turned out to be perfect for brioche knitting. Not...
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Brioche shawl: casting off
Brioche shawl: casting off, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.One third done - and then all the loose ends to take care of... Still, it's worth the trouble to make it look the way I have in mind. Hopefully,...
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