Category: gift
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Pi day swap!
One of the Ravelry groups I enjoy runs a pi/e themed yarn swap and I decided to participate this year because seriously, how awesome is that? The deal was that you had to include yarn or spinning fiber, some edible goodies, a handcrafted item, and other goodies related to pi or pie. Target value was…
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Celtic Shawl for M
Made this one for my friend M. But apparently this is the only picture that turned out! Pattern: Celtic Myths (heh, I typed “Mythos” first — I think a bit too much Cthulhu in my life) Yarn: Timberline Ice by Alexandra’s Crafts. This is a really lovely blend: 63% superwash, 20% silk, 15% nylon, 2%…
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Alpaca Pome Hat for Mom
This one was always intended to be a Christmas gift to my Mom, but I finished it in May. That might be the earliest I’ve ever started or finished a present.
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Why are there so many knit-a-longs starting in January?
January is apparently the month to start knit-a-longs! I guess it makes some sense, since many people are done with holiday gift knitting, but oh my goodness, I’ve seen so many of them that I feel rather overwhelmed. Here’s three I’m seriously considering.
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Clapotis Wrap for S
I was visiting So Much Yarn in Seattle and looking for possible presents for folk with September birthdays. When I saw this beautiful rayon yarn with a thread of gold in it knit up in the store, though, I knew I had a winner for my sister. The Pattern Clapotis on Ravelry (so you can…
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Camp Erin Teddy Bear Cardigan Variation
I’m not big on charity knitting because often it’s much more sensible to donate money that can be used to support more tangible aid (witness the story of the penguin sweaters). But Knitting Bee, one of my local yarn shops (there are so many in the Portland area!) was doing a drive for teddy bear…
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Homemade Heartbleed pillow
There’s a tradition at work of decorating people’s cubes when they’re on sabbatical, and while I wasn’t the one who came up with the idea to decorate our fearless leader’s cube with things representing the many well-marketed open source bugs, I was the person who brought in the first piece.
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Definitely a right-brained brain hat
I actually did complete this hat before giving it to M for Christmas 2013, but apparently I can’t find pictures of it (or the kraken hat I made for S the same year), so instead you get this one photo of it with only one side completed: BTW, I chose the title for this post…
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Twilight Sparkle for Katie
I made this Twilight Sparkle for a friend and then, uh, took a year or something to get it to her. I am the worst at mailing things (in the end, J gave it to her in person and I never mailed it!) The pattern This is a pattern I made myself, and this Twilight…
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Rippy and Chompy the Gators
These two gators got named Rippy and Chompy after the Arrogant Worms’ classic children’s song Rippy the Gator. The girls who recieved them might give them other names, but I suspect these might stick given how many times their dad and I went to Arrogant Worms shows over the years! For those not familiar with…
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Small Starry Sweater / Baby Astronomy Sweater
My friends are having their 2nd child, and since I actually kind of love making baby sweaters (so small! so cute!) I decided to prepare something to welcome her into the world. The Yarn This sweater is actually the first thing I’ve made from my Rose City Yarn Crawl haul. The yarn crawl is a…
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Summer Sweater for S (Bell-sleeved version of The Cherry Variations)
One of my personal goals for 2015 was to try knitting an adult-sized sweater. And I’m happy to say that I’ve managed it, although I admit I cheated a bit in making it for my sister rather than for myself, as she’s a few sizes smaller than I am. [Summer Sweater for S on Ravelry]…