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Who's knitting this week? I plan on it.

Voodoo Wrist Warmer 1

Voodoo Wrist Warmer 1
Originally uploaded by jen.fotos

ok you guys. i'm really excited about these! i was hoping i'd get the other one done tonight but probably not. since i'm useless on monday nites, this means i'll finish it on TUESDAY.

dun dun dun!

Voodoo Wrist Warmers

Voodoo Wrist Warmers, originally uploaded by jen.fotos.

Hey, I'm doing something that is not a dishcloth or a scarf! Neat. Noro is made of LUV and AWESOME with a dash of MMM.

I haven't forgotten our header either… is this the layout we'll use? I like it.

Edit: Oooh, looks like 500 px is too wide for photos. Sorry! Will fix for next time.

Wow.

I may have just found the shawl to use with the 880 yards of lavender laceweight that I bought in a fit of charity:

I give you Hanami!

It's beautiful. and I can't believe that it's the exact same yardage.

My hands are broken

PICT1443
Originally uploaded by ellaislost

This is a grocery bag. I made it in a cotton-linen blend. 160 yards later, my hands hurt and the bag was done.

I cursed out this bag's existence the entire time I made it.

PICT1444
Originally uploaded by ellaislost

So I casted on another grocery bag. This time made of recycled sari silk.

Jumi warned me about sari silk. I didn't listen. It's difficult to work with. It breaks. It's over-twisted. I kept knitting. I had allergic reactions to the yarn if I rubbed my eyes after working with it. I kept knitting. It hurt my hands. I kept knitting.

When I came near the end of the bag, I ran out of silk. I ripped out a couple of rows and re-knit. I ran out of silk again before I was finished.

Jumi bailed me out and gave me some of her left over silk. Bag finished.

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Originally uploaded by ellaislost

More cotton linen blend. Could it be another grocery bag?

Please, someone stage an intervention.

promises

Jen, as promised, here's the pattern that I'm using for my brioche scarf:

Cast on an even number of stitches.
Row 1: * Yo, sl 1, k1, repeat from *
Row 2: * Yo, sl 1, k2tog, repeat from *
Repeat Row 2 until the end.

Amber, as promised, here's the shawl that's catching my eye:

Bee fields from Knitspot she's working on a rectangular version of the pattern, so I may wait until that comes out.