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Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble...
Brioche shawl: casting off, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Actually, I like the bubbly effect, so I'll try not to block it too hard once it's finished. (Unless I change my mind, that is.) Two thirds...
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Cabbage cowl
Cowl in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.I hardy ever buy self-striping yarn (too much of a control freak) but couldn't resist this wool from Östergötlands ullspinneri, thinking it would be fun...
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A finishing touch
finishing an unfinished object, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.A knitter friend and I have been joking about setting fire to projects we're unhappy with, and last night I had an irresistible urge to try...
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Fanø Strikkefestival
Lene Maries hus, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Last weekend I went to Denmark to teach twined knitting at Fanø Strikkefestival. Fortunately, the participants understood my homemade Danish! I stayed at...
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Brioche shawl finished
Brioche shawl, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Here's the brioche shawl I made based on Nancy Marchant's "Alex" scarf (Ravelry link here). I decreased and cast off each leaf separately, so there were...
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Learning new tricks
Double knitting, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.On my way home from the knitting event in Denmark a few weeks ago I had a couple of hours to kill waiting for a bus to go to the airport. What better way...
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"Nili" shawl
"Nili" shawl, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.I've surprised myself by actually writing up a pattern for a shawl! It is available for sale at Litet nystan in Stockholm, but I'm working on a translation...
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Knitting in style
Knitting in style, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Old and new knitter friends at Kristinehovs malmgård in Stockholm. The more, the merrier!Statues are extremely useful when you want photos of your...
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Double-knitted jacked in progress
Double-knitted jacked in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Sweet and slow: I like the way this jacket is turning out, but it does take a lot of time since double knitting (logically) involves...
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Inga from Sweeden
Double-knitted cowl, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.A big stranded cowl by Born to knit inspired me to cast on to make something similar, in shape if not pattern and colours. Hers is folded but I decided...
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More knitting than blogging in December
Cowl and hat, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.The double-knitted cowl has been finished for a couple of weeks, but it hasn't befen cold enough to wear it. Not that I really mind. Spring, please! There was...
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A promising start
"Alba" jacket (Starmore), a photo by Asplund on Flickr.The "Alba" jacket is finished, which I think was a great way to start a new year! There wasn't much point in trying to take photos of it until...
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Kitchener stitch and horror cowl
First of all, thanks for all the nice comments on my previous posts!I've returned to my double-knitted jacket to take care of the shoulder joins. Kitchener stitch is the ideal technique in this case, I...
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Brioche and double knitting
Camel cardigan in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Unexpectedly, I haven't bought any yarn so far this year - nothing related to knitting, actually. Instead, I'm making - enjoyable - efforts to...
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Starmore-mates
Starmore-mates, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Dear friend and soul knitter "Born to knit" and I at a get-together for knitters yesterday afternoon. We'd known each other for quite some time through our...
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A rose is a rose...
Alice Starmore's "Mary Tudor " in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Fortunately, possibly not by pure accident, I had already bought the yarn to knit Alice Starmore's "Mary Tudor" when I decided...
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Textilhelg 4-6 april
En helg om historiska kläder på Söder, kan det vara något? Jag har fått nys om en kurshelg (länk till ett dokument på Gustafs Skåls hemsida) som jag tycker verkar otroligt lovande, inte minst att det...
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Monk no 2: collar
Monk no 2: collar, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Here's a project (based on Marianne Isager's The Monk) recently excavated from my Basket of Uncertainties. It's been there for more than a year after I...
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In a finishing mood
Camel cardigan, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.I'm in a finishing mood, to the extent that I've even sewn seven buttons. (I appreciate Gwen Raverat's words "sewing was downright wicked slavery" in her...
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Double-knitted jacket: sleeve pattern
Double-knitted jacket: sleeve in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.In my previous post there is a photo of my first attempt at sleeves: simple squares a fourth in size compared to the big squares....
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