tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35660170143813321012024-02-19T16:50:24.261-08:00Discover Your Inner Knitter with DorisFormby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-982997472112723212023-08-02T03:58:00.001-07:002023-08-02T03:58:38.723-07:00I ❤️ MATH<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3VW4op0WnllcZ1HWLuRTeTwKWnQ7Isk5VpIhyYeUeCWinyB986gpEXW3GK0JfACpzZVtPnMp3yDIOIcw2kirgE7Kz39ptn-ZAaERrbMJltXfe2YZdBesetul9rFmG-X5jTTGFln8fISr88sP0TcrNgsw4y566Lrel3QSi8dpPQfzHNq6KD-DZdk2ZtqV/s4032/IMG_7819.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3VW4op0WnllcZ1HWLuRTeTwKWnQ7Isk5VpIhyYeUeCWinyB986gpEXW3GK0JfACpzZVtPnMp3yDIOIcw2kirgE7Kz39ptn-ZAaERrbMJltXfe2YZdBesetul9rFmG-X5jTTGFln8fISr88sP0TcrNgsw4y566Lrel3QSi8dpPQfzHNq6KD-DZdk2ZtqV/s320/IMG_7819.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aLJp5NyLpgWyraQ5Pcw6YPlTdZX7SwAbYL2X_1YzqQEPgX2ib8UOij74LoKsZkJzCdNrOpnMCUBfK9SDGjA-y07grRh8co8C-FoCTDd2yursof-28J8XVz7Q0qKqQYpFoVhqgfrMc22pIIkj3-AdiZDDPMwvCK7JO1WTVeZLfBUBnhiMq80re-7BeR6p/s3801/IMG_7844.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3801" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aLJp5NyLpgWyraQ5Pcw6YPlTdZX7SwAbYL2X_1YzqQEPgX2ib8UOij74LoKsZkJzCdNrOpnMCUBfK9SDGjA-y07grRh8co8C-FoCTDd2yursof-28J8XVz7Q0qKqQYpFoVhqgfrMc22pIIkj3-AdiZDDPMwvCK7JO1WTVeZLfBUBnhiMq80re-7BeR6p/s320/IMG_7844.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMrxctvKL_inncBHcHf-RVzrDjFny0U7RyftbidYUYk_mK_BBymS5Ff4CcK-9ibNhzaGwtfiqvvTphqXj38iFTspQivYQ3RWsOJmjh8kBonVsuafY-LvSDx_8nJE4RWyl_7B-i36e-UR_bWwdFP6LsAiCFW9rfFsfIz3k-UhUBcTKlTtZQ-CBXXRFpKuU/s4032/IMG_7817.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMrxctvKL_inncBHcHf-RVzrDjFny0U7RyftbidYUYk_mK_BBymS5Ff4CcK-9ibNhzaGwtfiqvvTphqXj38iFTspQivYQ3RWsOJmjh8kBonVsuafY-LvSDx_8nJE4RWyl_7B-i36e-UR_bWwdFP6LsAiCFW9rfFsfIz3k-UhUBcTKlTtZQ-CBXXRFpKuU/s320/IMG_7817.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WIP WEDNESDAY / I ❤️ MATH !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Educational post on yarn substitution.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The story:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was given a big ball of yellow Malabrigo worsted weight yarn with the request for a hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We decided on a Fair Isle Hat ( yellow and blue) and very quickly settled on the Bernat Winter Weekend Knit Hat For Him by Yarnspirations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The challenge: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I did a deep dive into my yarn remnants and stash and thought about combining the Ullcentrum 2-ply Sport with Rowan Kidsilk Haze to get to the same weight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How exactly do I do that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I came across an article which explains it so clearly and logical that I wondered why I never looked at it this way before. You basically calculate weight per one yard for the yarns in question and see how you can get to the same weight/ yard ratio. In my case I would have had to combine two strands of the Rowan Kidsilk Haze with the Ullcentrum to get to the same weight as the Malabrigo. Since I did not want to do that, I went back and looked some more and found the Tahki Yarns Chelsea Silk which comes to the exact same weight as the Malabrigo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Problem solved, and it shows in the knitted hat how well these two work together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is a link to the full article:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">https://www.susannawinter.net/post/2019/12/20/math-for-knitters-knitting-with-yarn-held-double</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And these are the yarns I had looked at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A- Malabrigo Worsted 210yd/ 100g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">B- Ullcentrum 2-ply Sport 328 yd/ 100g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">C- Rowan Kidsilk Haze. 229 yd/ 25 g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">D- TahkiYarns Chelsea Silk 105 yd/ 50g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And last, but not least a link to my project on Ravelry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/winter-weekend-hat-man</div></div><p><br /></p>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-54291491847881761022022-05-02T09:44:00.000-07:002022-05-02T09:44:39.817-07:00Shortening socks/ re-using yarn<p> I think this is a worthwhile post on my blog as it can be looked up easily when you find yourself in a similar predicament.</p><p>It all started about 1 1/2 years ago when a fellow knitter mentioned that the most durable sock yarn has nettle in its fiber. After some research I ordered Nettle sock yarn from “ ONION Knit” in a pretty blue. I went through some trouble to combine different cabled designs in the leg of the socks to make them look special and hubby really liked them when they were done. What I had not considered was that nettle does not stretch and the socks are not too comfortable for Tony.</p><p>He gave them back to me after trying for a year but not wearing them much and said that they are a tad tight and no stretch.</p><p>So, I took out 14 rows on the foot, Kitchener stitched the toe and foot back together in a yarn I will be using to knit Tony a pair of replacement socks. Then, after getting the kinks ( stitch memory) out of the harvested yarn, I used it for the toes on a new pair of socks. And just to make it interesting I am trying out a different heel construction.</p><p>The old pair, shortened now, fit me loosely and are nice for around the house or to use in my Wellingtons.</p><p>Here is a little photo tutorial, I compiled and links to both pairs of socks ( one of them still in the making).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCXr-7mhE7M7SvKkcX2PpLkYBKIsPn-wycaRU-1nSTwNn3ES71oRGwRjI-PjDpvOo-U7mJ3Jqf9Efeq-C9jdqERYUNL6zJYiuXQLrFJXxa7G6L5xqgmwznKoztAIFd7u_-LkK6xe-8jPfB6t0fm9OBU4iNRPrUWhOwmSAvmXzCEQT8SeDhBV3c8aF_w/s2048/84899581-CCC2-4981-B7FD-9F9E725F6895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCXr-7mhE7M7SvKkcX2PpLkYBKIsPn-wycaRU-1nSTwNn3ES71oRGwRjI-PjDpvOo-U7mJ3Jqf9Efeq-C9jdqERYUNL6zJYiuXQLrFJXxa7G6L5xqgmwznKoztAIFd7u_-LkK6xe-8jPfB6t0fm9OBU4iNRPrUWhOwmSAvmXzCEQT8SeDhBV3c8aF_w/s320/84899581-CCC2-4981-B7FD-9F9E725F6895.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will have to take out a little less than 1.5 inches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEqAu2WJGN5t00oYBWBNfPW6O2BQDQSOmFzpOjYpesUOzdwA1AKaaL_l0Jo7p6ktqr5Tdc4I39cxzLSv4yvZ1OHsXEEpUOK6MohTbI9hgEWBKygtnp15wkeSCB7SDXpG55pVerdXFlRQVwuZUnlQLqlk3zhu7FWxIPWBY07VzvYNJE3eH9pOvUfodxQ/s4032/A90CE350-95BC-4511-BF81-777493C0FFD0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEqAu2WJGN5t00oYBWBNfPW6O2BQDQSOmFzpOjYpesUOzdwA1AKaaL_l0Jo7p6ktqr5Tdc4I39cxzLSv4yvZ1OHsXEEpUOK6MohTbI9hgEWBKygtnp15wkeSCB7SDXpG55pVerdXFlRQVwuZUnlQLqlk3zhu7FWxIPWBY07VzvYNJE3eH9pOvUfodxQ/s320/A90CE350-95BC-4511-BF81-777493C0FFD0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humble beginnings 🥰</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a link to the original blue socks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/fish-lips-kiss-heel-18">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/fish-lips-kiss-heel-18</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the socks I am knitting him now with the original yarn in the toe and a different heel construction because I wanted to try something new, because yes, this is the 42nd pair of socks I am knitting. 😂 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/hg-socks">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/hg-socks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-26935476460071829942022-01-28T03:53:00.000-08:002022-01-28T04:03:05.929-08:00Life after Covid<p> I suppose it was only a matter of time to test positive for Covid, but it still took me by surprise. After all, I had two vaccinations and a booster shot. Without that it would most likely have been a worst experience, but even so it was a tough couple of weeks.</p><p>One of the hardest things for me was feeling extremely listless and sleeping a lot. I had no desire to knit and at one point wondered if I ever would again.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">My journey back</h3><div>I finally picked up a crochet hook and crocheted a swiffer cover and then another. To crochet was somewhat easier at that point and especially easier to put down and pick up at random.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjsQ7OS3MGk_AvTTeD3K31AArHCo8HbPlb9GnqIy1mpVH2O6FPVv_bTHOlgCheNH29O7axJ6L66QDaNiYnUHZ6sSxo3at6AC4Yxa-cJawg8J3rfIT1D3vpDW7Twx-1M_DXKqOz9FDopsuWjbCJxsLfGm4DdiTkFuASszjQTLJkvImrX9912qHq9mEfyg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjsQ7OS3MGk_AvTTeD3K31AArHCo8HbPlb9GnqIy1mpVH2O6FPVv_bTHOlgCheNH29O7axJ6L66QDaNiYnUHZ6sSxo3at6AC4Yxa-cJawg8J3rfIT1D3vpDW7Twx-1M_DXKqOz9FDopsuWjbCJxsLfGm4DdiTkFuASszjQTLJkvImrX9912qHq9mEfyg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I read about a knitalong for a shawl, the January 2022 Neon Shawl KAL, and since I already had one skein of Merino Cloud, I started looking up on line which other multi color would go well with it. My husband said he’d treat me to that second skein of yarn. There was the first spark to knit again. And so I went down the road to my LYS as soon as quarantine was over and had a look at the two colors I considered. One just really popped next to the yarn I already had, the lemon slice and Mood ring seemed a match made in heaven. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFVnAxsSByNqA769pa2WmyT1v9OIB7d_1fGrF-gmjHTSjxyyWe-C05sD5Q5c8KhIy66MjWGiUmg8V8MT-9fTooYR0e5HyFvSnoCB0WwtQVmwlP2WTGMBuD26xK3B4L2hOe-rEs8J2FXi9oJsXJHBibRj65tlP-G6AAYYqkoQMczYQdfkpQqrSoWKhQA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFVnAxsSByNqA769pa2WmyT1v9OIB7d_1fGrF-gmjHTSjxyyWe-C05sD5Q5c8KhIy66MjWGiUmg8V8MT-9fTooYR0e5HyFvSnoCB0WwtQVmwlP2WTGMBuD26xK3B4L2hOe-rEs8J2FXi9oJsXJHBibRj65tlP-G6AAYYqkoQMczYQdfkpQqrSoWKhQA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> And so I began again. Within a couple of days I finished part one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyAcPmBFM3ZGMD7p0acOVIJzgL5e6s1ExaB0ye6RJv-NuQqeB62n2HFxAUNrmY2PTHA4rh8YpEjBFcbO7V6ftqyHAIIHvQnrdUalvNpTQjEB_2qay-fKf90VkVyfglCrB9v6mreGWZKynq1ROgbnxahbwmbWh3_D2Bi5oSV9QvLy-VLWRnl8RksCvDOg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyAcPmBFM3ZGMD7p0acOVIJzgL5e6s1ExaB0ye6RJv-NuQqeB62n2HFxAUNrmY2PTHA4rh8YpEjBFcbO7V6ftqyHAIIHvQnrdUalvNpTQjEB_2qay-fKf90VkVyfglCrB9v6mreGWZKynq1ROgbnxahbwmbWh3_D2Bi5oSV9QvLy-VLWRnl8RksCvDOg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> Right away part two was emailed to me and after printing that out at my local library, I finished that rather quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKxp_wXENonjiBLw-H-odSxNCj513dI7UZWXtiGlVsLXpDLcq3mxmwa8uKoEgyuTy0n5OGxnWynSHeCfVkpT2zAJJKiyHXPGU94YL9US_uLYYAwNkax2x494_a_yTsheAH9goeJfkPuCVLpJj_QsXBxEeAfE7zFfgUnqrDARz51HXtLj8DzXjzgqNgg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKxp_wXENonjiBLw-H-odSxNCj513dI7UZWXtiGlVsLXpDLcq3mxmwa8uKoEgyuTy0n5OGxnWynSHeCfVkpT2zAJJKiyHXPGU94YL9US_uLYYAwNkax2x494_a_yTsheAH9goeJfkPuCVLpJj_QsXBxEeAfE7zFfgUnqrDARz51HXtLj8DzXjzgqNgg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This pattern was like medicine to me, it pulled me right back into knitting and the colors brought such joy just looking at them. Holding the yarn, was my lifeline. That yarn is really nice to knit with!!!</div><div>Before I knew it, the shawl was finished and blocking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByXwNsD10zDl_YQOvsupRNaC3IiSGE4dCM4EXKMDpcQ7DReyDHC9OuvpiobcBzmv9lZ4ARkre06AOHl70l4ATjZqMF6ZOCceXaaNbenqSPTygtLS9dUH_e_J8JcTcQxtDgryk1iDkELdiue1UGmcg0gZU2rThuaLOOUnE2CfI1hMj6L2PRIY6bwRiMQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByXwNsD10zDl_YQOvsupRNaC3IiSGE4dCM4EXKMDpcQ7DReyDHC9OuvpiobcBzmv9lZ4ARkre06AOHl70l4ATjZqMF6ZOCceXaaNbenqSPTygtLS9dUH_e_J8JcTcQxtDgryk1iDkELdiue1UGmcg0gZU2rThuaLOOUnE2CfI1hMj6L2PRIY6bwRiMQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So it took me just ten days from start to finish and Tony ( hubby) was a good sport and did two photo sessions with me, one in our backyard and one by the Hudson River. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh5NWZYNDXZAMQ8Jax7FGjknK9id038iT01_fjvaAHRhma-0EUBZDS_UiccvAr-EDq_SQmGe44vIfNih08LwHC8mNRHvEFicMcxGhei9l8Hs5ZSZBNJfKgVA8X3x_dJIoMmCVp39yZHLvWIAbwQLFu0qcGgf-eoUVE3U3HK2LWtbjPxlkYOa9glDbYiQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh5NWZYNDXZAMQ8Jax7FGjknK9id038iT01_fjvaAHRhma-0EUBZDS_UiccvAr-EDq_SQmGe44vIfNih08LwHC8mNRHvEFicMcxGhei9l8Hs5ZSZBNJfKgVA8X3x_dJIoMmCVp39yZHLvWIAbwQLFu0qcGgf-eoUVE3U3HK2LWtbjPxlkYOa9glDbYiQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVGDM7tLoztjXrvXHPnfivyATanCuDD7pkQH5FCSK1cc1LbcczSv91qNLzRt9oKB92ayP_TwDH_sW_KVYaaVQ2MP5zVrkiH3jqsNq58YNIF2vwHO7GeFZg9aYI7O4loOeJZLznLz7tMqx2PZO6K3DgaO181bzqq4bw-fJ96ac5suG7MupC8YU54-K5Gw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVGDM7tLoztjXrvXHPnfivyATanCuDD7pkQH5FCSK1cc1LbcczSv91qNLzRt9oKB92ayP_TwDH_sW_KVYaaVQ2MP5zVrkiH3jqsNq58YNIF2vwHO7GeFZg9aYI7O4loOeJZLznLz7tMqx2PZO6K3DgaO181bzqq4bw-fJ96ac5suG7MupC8YU54-K5Gw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHos482ipYbXTCYA7a3W8QLN314pYdBHNCHV49pX5XNfTRmINRYDzByEPtRm9Aapl3ueURQvUR1la-rb5Ah6wDOQokX_YGWZ2RiQpV2-rv3Qa9XJIC0J01qacECyytkljNvPYwyP-lhbxJGe4SaXOmMdv7_9YJK56dw_CYOpQSuEy8VTtumMOQpoH4vw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHos482ipYbXTCYA7a3W8QLN314pYdBHNCHV49pX5XNfTRmINRYDzByEPtRm9Aapl3ueURQvUR1la-rb5Ah6wDOQokX_YGWZ2RiQpV2-rv3Qa9XJIC0J01qacECyytkljNvPYwyP-lhbxJGe4SaXOmMdv7_9YJK56dw_CYOpQSuEy8VTtumMOQpoH4vw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRzl4_CTg_e3souM2uQP3oDQZqTxd4jh0t0e7Dho6LUNG9r4s944-xpoLm0elBLBs3cUrrrETJkllFxHdq6tao7YsOUC-zXmX1BkauUV0SZHaTml0XzqsEIXfIvKux-OhdBtsuBTAE2CKuJy1BsgBbI3o1pEeCSse-OFw-Jnle4l7NE1XCVmBEwn3B8w=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRzl4_CTg_e3souM2uQP3oDQZqTxd4jh0t0e7Dho6LUNG9r4s944-xpoLm0elBLBs3cUrrrETJkllFxHdq6tao7YsOUC-zXmX1BkauUV0SZHaTml0XzqsEIXfIvKux-OhdBtsuBTAE2CKuJy1BsgBbI3o1pEeCSse-OFw-Jnle4l7NE1XCVmBEwn3B8w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxE44mAf5AsjhAV0Lr4fKXDE5DeYSjcGQlzuffKZ-EDXVsfevA_mWgRnqMu9lLy4PBL1GRT5ean5hKW5Z0n2BJJ_CvgInKfShtDQcK7zourBU3ty9L77iJX6YIpxeEcuPmqzYFhNvR5Ee7WBbA0OuTc4oe-Yi7EWFyr8ozaqLOMqa4pyP9XJrwmYMIA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxE44mAf5AsjhAV0Lr4fKXDE5DeYSjcGQlzuffKZ-EDXVsfevA_mWgRnqMu9lLy4PBL1GRT5ean5hKW5Z0n2BJJ_CvgInKfShtDQcK7zourBU3ty9L77iJX6YIpxeEcuPmqzYFhNvR5Ee7WBbA0OuTc4oe-Yi7EWFyr8ozaqLOMqa4pyP9XJrwmYMIA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, Iris Schreier, the pattern designer, liked my photos so much that she shared them not only on ravelry but other social media ( Facebook and Instagram). That in turn gave me a huge boost of confidence and put a smile on my face.</div><div>I am back now to knitting and giving lessons and the moderater of a knitting group on zoom just commented yesterday that I look like my old self again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWSP_w5_taitdzbL9cbi3LTJid_1qLKZi1b4ZQc8NT3HaalwhGDyliVjCWbZ4g5WyeiXLZ2lrxATKhL5SzR2eu2ztBCeKE-x8tCkOEUb77mVBbd8-RooHFVksBjQNYLYeh8ayp7efl3N-CGHDp76xnMFJcdUnnNqjGjgJYy45DFQioJizdQxmGAUDEQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWSP_w5_taitdzbL9cbi3LTJid_1qLKZi1b4ZQc8NT3HaalwhGDyliVjCWbZ4g5WyeiXLZ2lrxATKhL5SzR2eu2ztBCeKE-x8tCkOEUb77mVBbd8-RooHFVksBjQNYLYeh8ayp7efl3N-CGHDp76xnMFJcdUnnNqjGjgJYy45DFQioJizdQxmGAUDEQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After all that I picked up a sweater again which I had started in October ( the Weekender Light in BT Loft) and started a baby blanket for a niece ( Honeycomb stroller blanket).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkJTLrEZZGDe9O0KzDxVx91Qbd622EclIWe7v8bEFbJQxxEbkfwCQUAuLK1eu-y1ocPfRPMgq4SUaYeLSFeSkwIqUx9ptzmatYdpFj3-V8a21j4JuxI8GfEtYJ2pnHoINdTkSPtAIFFWwDBBqJqflknHFbyf3gs0Pn0vPYW53eJWmwaxJXjB90mmwMGg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I hope that you ( the reader of my little story) can find inspiration in this that if you are going through any kind of blues, knitting can see you through it if you let it. 💖🥰 🙏🏻 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-62092267830407977432021-09-28T14:03:00.000-07:002021-09-28T14:03:04.329-07:00Let’s stay in touch<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, I am not very active on my Blog any more, but please let’s stay in touch through my Page on Facebook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also always try my best to respond to emails or comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course for those of you who live close by, let’s get together for a lesson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s always fun to learn new things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVZnl9G8Ulzl2ryjWClRi_x80-kew2m3kukUUzfu3Ead1Qpb7RhbB-f1OL_H3oaoE2ulg5QTVK8A-C4a3aNXl_0WKskrhmlcmQ26s8B7cyhDEjF94zj1jT7ztJTPhSSiBtJS9O7xIN-Sr/s2048/ABEDA7DB-C6F0-4282-A2A4-2C452C3E3154.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVZnl9G8Ulzl2ryjWClRi_x80-kew2m3kukUUzfu3Ead1Qpb7RhbB-f1OL_H3oaoE2ulg5QTVK8A-C4a3aNXl_0WKskrhmlcmQ26s8B7cyhDEjF94zj1jT7ztJTPhSSiBtJS9O7xIN-Sr/w480-h640/ABEDA7DB-C6F0-4282-A2A4-2C452C3E3154.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-53402260907154881922020-12-16T09:53:00.003-08:002020-12-16T09:55:41.280-08:00Pandemic, snow and knitting <p>What better way to spend a day than knitting in the safety of your home, especially when you are snowed in and during this pandemic.</p><p>The only thing to make it even better is knitting with likeminded friends through zoom right in your own living room.</p><p>If you agree with this statement, send an email to Nan Jackson for a link to our Knit and Natter. Once you have the link, it’s the same for each of the sessions. Hope to see you. 🧶 ❄️ 💬 </p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Creating a knitting community one stitch at a time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimm2QIFAd43xw_TCcXJlINBYNbqtWPYHw5eYZOhkTH198wW9l-cLdqV0hlJ5Ch8iP-MYK0IpemQxtQblAH8oejI-mqf_YexcQYMCZFSJpiXBj1FKqpJKODqUduZJ2JSf96shxw_llGbyZV/s1515/2EB14BFD-AC90-4C1F-9DED-68F8EC248E77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimm2QIFAd43xw_TCcXJlINBYNbqtWPYHw5eYZOhkTH198wW9l-cLdqV0hlJ5Ch8iP-MYK0IpemQxtQblAH8oejI-mqf_YexcQYMCZFSJpiXBj1FKqpJKODqUduZJ2JSf96shxw_llGbyZV/w509-h640/2EB14BFD-AC90-4C1F-9DED-68F8EC248E77.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-87222467215668452432020-10-15T09:13:00.000-07:002020-10-15T09:13:35.112-07:00The making of an heirloom / About letting go and holding on<h2 style="text-align: left;">Three stories in pictures</h2><div><i>This post has been marinating for quite a while.</i></div><div><i>In a way it is a follow-up, Part II of my last post which was inspired by Cat Bordhi who since has left this earthly realm, leaving us with much to remember her by. In my last post I mused about letting go of expectations and living with what is.</i></div><div><i>Memories are a special gift if they are of good times and loved ones and holding on to those memories can often see us through the darkest days. They can be triggered in a moment’s notice. They can be triggered by a scent, a taste, a sound, an image and by touch. As a knitter we can probably relate most to touch, the tactile memory.</i></div><div><i>In order to not make this post too long, I am telling about three heirloom knits mostly in pictures, but as always you can find more notes on the projects ( except the last one) on my ravelry page; links are provided.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The wedding blanket/ the new piece with a twist from the past </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjAc_NIEEkwS1tG6TJOdG9YpDOvz6xmDJn5o_UEEhQS04nAKKNAm86qsOBq4wQvpyioScBFEiqZKUhUOsxf136VkvKI6ggCz3sKAQRPYx8aD2T-ZsD_Je4LvXnPYpcTvz5rdg0xH46fCJ/s2048/F8D64C35-54F5-4AF2-BE43-56DE5AE73A1A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjAc_NIEEkwS1tG6TJOdG9YpDOvz6xmDJn5o_UEEhQS04nAKKNAm86qsOBq4wQvpyioScBFEiqZKUhUOsxf136VkvKI6ggCz3sKAQRPYx8aD2T-ZsD_Je4LvXnPYpcTvz5rdg0xH46fCJ/s320/F8D64C35-54F5-4AF2-BE43-56DE5AE73A1A.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2682" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E84qb7j-x5UuIE_BOGxl83MIZ5qO5YDiX8OXH1l7oLeYdg8PeXGQXLn9sYA2PujLZcjaNDq5HqCkQ-Ahg-0voxmRi1IJKcO97274BB-TXNIvOTQ3E5FRk5yi_CCPaEjDVsXZ04mwfVlU/w400-h175/6C6C689B-5E3D-4B41-A932-1E078CC8E284.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></h4><div>Many years ago my Mother in law gifted me with two huge balls of yarn. They took up almost half of the space in my husband’s suitcase and I stored the yarn away for a special occasion.</div><div>Mum passed away since, but not before meeting my son’s girlfriend whom he married this summer.</div><div>After they announced their engagement, I thought how nice it would be to knit up a wedding blanket for them. I had to procrastinate on the project when I broke my wrist, but was able to finish in just under one year using Mum’s yarn for the three panels in the middle of the blanket and ordering more of the same yarn from England.More notes on this on ravelry: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/gift-of-love-cable-afghan" target="_blank">Gift of Love Wedding Blanket</a>.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">The heirloom layette set/ finishing a set across time and a generation later</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZhZI1JjrK3zjqU_JmWZJncd3dTVoygJAroxZpWhUBe4twD-RDeYugHztxdUIu1AG5fqH1p5G8VpNlOXfh_rwet1Fb_qKWImuuUHr4P0_tked-fzKNp1f9umsOzp7GHtQCtpBmdFk4lHz/s1772/C39C603D-26CF-4DB8-A3E4-4339A1B3069E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZhZI1JjrK3zjqU_JmWZJncd3dTVoygJAroxZpWhUBe4twD-RDeYugHztxdUIu1AG5fqH1p5G8VpNlOXfh_rwet1Fb_qKWImuuUHr4P0_tked-fzKNp1f9umsOzp7GHtQCtpBmdFk4lHz/s320/C39C603D-26CF-4DB8-A3E4-4339A1B3069E.jpeg" /></a></div><br /></h4><div>When I received this email , I was right on-board with the project.</div><div>So special to finish the set ♥️</div><div><br /></div><div>“<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "comic sans ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I was wondering if I could hire you to knit a baby bonnet for me.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">My mom started a set for my niece before she was born, unfortunately my mom passed away 2 months before she was born and the bonnet was not made. We did not find it until after my dad also passed when we cleaned out the house. Well now 35 years later, my niece is having a baby and I thought it would be a lovely gift to give her the complete set.”</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAC5QAZo4PJTtBjZJnYV37RbZFR05dZ2sx4LqNZvHyUVKdyG7Gd-0vTbSQ8akJdOSgFszCLiZ7aEElHSLsusSFXQuvEbBtnDaaU0fa5o8RDeH3Otxjd22_Y9vCFUrepWyBMYHj-nvFScN/s960/3B7A79B6-E437-4573-AB06-ECC7B3563C2C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAC5QAZo4PJTtBjZJnYV37RbZFR05dZ2sx4LqNZvHyUVKdyG7Gd-0vTbSQ8akJdOSgFszCLiZ7aEElHSLsusSFXQuvEbBtnDaaU0fa5o8RDeH3Otxjd22_Y9vCFUrepWyBMYHj-nvFScN/w640-h640/3B7A79B6-E437-4573-AB06-ECC7B3563C2C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtegegKdX7qHz3xh9sOmO8FWjxrnjMr7iiHl33akCHZUcgkB5_8CI_0kyOg16B2fk8fnketk5TMJXo7qEVzRULYeQvRxcyOSMwL3hb_BW5ewAm4vUr8tkKg_R-_mitDQSDsYht7ePE0Jgi/s1440/7BB1A479-48C5-484C-BEDC-185DBBEA6528.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtegegKdX7qHz3xh9sOmO8FWjxrnjMr7iiHl33akCHZUcgkB5_8CI_0kyOg16B2fk8fnketk5TMJXo7qEVzRULYeQvRxcyOSMwL3hb_BW5ewAm4vUr8tkKg_R-_mitDQSDsYht7ePE0Jgi/s320/7BB1A479-48C5-484C-BEDC-185DBBEA6528.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxmvO6A0mooDvS6i2mQ4oapLe1NH7KT-XpyLUPD-bSqvSJBqMYrDh7FeMO4YKcXAvGoA24wfkkFrLDrsbVflp2ItxtjJW4N3lQ5Ogv2pdyNSPbY1nzdUMxXYJM45ESp0VvI2yhSzWgGMR/s2008/AB02E8A9-A015-480B-BFCE-E5EAB8688F14.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxmvO6A0mooDvS6i2mQ4oapLe1NH7KT-XpyLUPD-bSqvSJBqMYrDh7FeMO4YKcXAvGoA24wfkkFrLDrsbVflp2ItxtjJW4N3lQ5Ogv2pdyNSPbY1nzdUMxXYJM45ESp0VvI2yhSzWgGMR/s320/AB02E8A9-A015-480B-BFCE-E5EAB8688F14.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">On ravelry: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/layette-cap" target="_blank">Baby bonnet</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Baby Blanket/ repair</h4><div>When my eldest son and his wife moved into their new home, they came across a baby blanket my mother in law had knitted some 35 years ago when I was pregnant with him. </div><div>It had holes ( luckily not from moths) and some stains.</div><div>It looked like the yarn itself had become frail and large areas of stitches had dropped.</div><div>First I did some reversed engineering and wrote down the pattern as I read the stitches in a complete area, then I found some yarn which best matched the original yarn ( not all whites are the same!). 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-72865189043458296312020-08-12T12:54:00.003-07:002020-08-12T13:06:16.960-07:00#4CatBordhi<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS4hs7Yh-Etp1tRZd5M4w9SPOG-xXNDdDCjFmVOs-_xv-MksqRPT2y19EXbAK8K2gFra_psLKHT6b8sJcqKsB71XOnegPr6FsiqVb-PjbcCwTzbpqdb4T7YKdkVwPgzqQrv7oIpNd4Evo/s1279/63C2DD45-5546-43EC-900A-78E80DAAB96A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1279" height="601" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS4hs7Yh-Etp1tRZd5M4w9SPOG-xXNDdDCjFmVOs-_xv-MksqRPT2y19EXbAK8K2gFra_psLKHT6b8sJcqKsB71XOnegPr6FsiqVb-PjbcCwTzbpqdb4T7YKdkVwPgzqQrv7oIpNd4Evo/w640-h601/63C2DD45-5546-43EC-900A-78E80DAAB96A.jpeg" title="the mighty Hudson River" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the knitting greats, Cat Bordhi, is battling cancer with such poise and grace that if I didn’t already admire her for all of her knitting wisdom , I would respect her “just” for that, but as it is she has given so much and still is giving wholeheartedly..</p><p>You may have already read her letter to the knitting community which includes this very lovely cowl pattern for free, but let me share her letter with you again ( click on the link for both the letter and the pattern):</p><p><a href="https://catbordhi.com/patterns/comfort/cat-and-the-rio-calina-cowl/" target="_blank">A letter from Cat and the Rio Calina Cowl</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">No two of these cowls will look alike, just like each one of us has a different life path, as you place the cables seemingly randomly to your design and liking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some pictures of my cowl and a link to my project notes on ravelry which go a little more into depth: Strickliese’s <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/rio-calina-cowl" target="_blank">“Letting go</a>”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to sit with Cat and knit and chat one day in the afterlife as I feel a kindred spirit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Here is to Cat in gratitude, praying that her path will be smooth and gentle as she is.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-91518826037579072982020-06-16T12:00:00.000-07:002020-06-17T10:16:59.022-07:00Some Knitted Items come with a StoryFirst of all I want to apologize that it has been over two months since my last blog post. I did reach out in other ways during these times of social isolation and social unrest; with weekly virtual knitting meetings on zoom and lots of posts on my Facebook page which were meant to be encouraging at times, funny at other times and sometimes educational.<br />
But all of those efforts leave out those who have come to like my blog.<br />
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Luckily I have a little story which is best shared on my blog.<br />
Let me take you back to 1991, the summer when my Mother in Law came to visit us for the first time; this was also the first time that she was in an airplane and the first time to travel outside the UK (she applied for her first passport at age 71). Since I did not drive then yet and I also looked after not only our three, but babysat one more child, we spent most of our time at the house in our small village Upstate NY.<br />
My Mother in Law must have gotten a little bored and asked me for some yarn and knitting needles and before I knew it, she had knitted not one but two lovely tea cozies while sitting under our willow tree behind the house. One for me and one for a friend of mine who recently had a baby.<br />
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Those tea cozies really do the trick and keep your pot of tea hot. I always get a little nostalgic when I come across mine.<br />
Since then I knitted one for a friend who is an expat from the UK and I felt needed a little slice of home.<br />
This month I finished knitting one tea cozy for my future daughter in law for her bridal shower after hearing that she was quite taken by them during a trip to England last summer.<br />
How to convey that this feels like passing on a baton, letting love and tradition flow through the generations....perhaps some pictures will do the trick and make you feel that this is not just a knitted object to keep the pot of tea hot longer, but it is bringing warmth in other ways ...<br />
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Perhaps you own or have knitted items which mean more to you than the eye can see?<br />
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For more project notes on ravelry click here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/pompom-fancy-2">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/pompom-fancy-2</a><br />
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How is everyone doing?<br />
My days are filled with knitting.<br />
I don’t know about you, but I have been knitting much more than usual during this time. Knitting seems to be my lifeline to keep me sane and grounded and brings some happiness into my days especially when I am knitting for others and thinking of them. It also makes me mind less that I am not leaving my home.<br />
But when I was listening to my husband talking on the phone with his brothers and sister in England to check in on them and saying “ Doris gets up, starts knitting and keeps at it until she goes to bed by which time she has knitted about 100 cubic feet of knits”, I had to chuckle , but also I had to pause and think about that this social distancing does not mean to detach and go into ourselves, but it means only to stay apart physically. Emotionally we are in this together and we need each other to uplift and encourage. Let’s put our needles down for a little while today and call a friend or loved one and check on them, make plans for the future, because there will be a future.<br />
One of my favorite songs is the one the Liverpool Football Club has adopted as its motto and which is sung by the supporters before every game.<br />
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/a9sFd3Ennhs" target="_blank">You’ll never walk alone</a><br />
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Even our cat has friends who come and check on him. They keep the social distancing staring at each other through the window. 😺. They stare at each other for a long time each day. The one outside just got distracted in the picture, because a rabbit hopped by.<br />
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And last, but not least let me share some of my most recent projects.<br />
You can click on the links to get more information on each project.<br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/mkal-climbing-mountains" target="_blank">Climbing Mountains MKAL</a><br />
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<b>♥️ And stay connected ♥️</b></div>
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I hope you are all keeping well.<br />
Over the weekend I was reminded that not everyone uses Facebook and thus misses my frequent posts on my page. I want to apologize to those of you who have not heard from me for quite a while.<br />
Especially now at this time of social distancing , a new and approved, even encouraged way of interacting or rather not interacting, it is so important to reach out in other ways.<br />
I came across these comforting and loving thoughts:<br />
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But especially we knitters and other fiber artists are all in all more tactile people who need the touch.</div>
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I am sending out my love to each of you, find some comfort in the knowledge that even though it may feel like it at times, you are not alone, there is a big community of fiber artists, yarn goddesses and gods and we will get through this time together.</div>
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Meanwhile touch that yummy soft hank of cashmere, be inspired by the feel of that silky smooth yarn perfect for a summer shawl. </div>
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I came across this thought, too, which is funny and true.</div>
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But with all of this ,even if you do have to go through quarantine, don’t isolate yourself.</div>
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Stay in touch, do fun things and always dream of tomorrow when we can meet in person, show off to each other our new creations, hug and forge forward together into a future of one world of love.</div>
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Meanwhile there is one more thought I want to bring on the table. If you are restraining from going outside, consider to continue supporting your small community. The small family owned businesses hurt with the rapid decrease of foot traffic into their shops. </div>
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I myself am working in one such shop, a local Five and Dime shop which has an amazing yarn selection with some hand dyed yarns by Leah Stickle herself. AL Stickle variety shop in Rhinebeck has been run by the same family since 1946.</div>
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Presently it is run by the original owner’s grandson Matt Stickle and his wife Leah.</div>
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They are expanding their presence to the cyber world. Every day you can find new items on their website. Many of these are not sold in the shop. So, try it out today and check out their website before going to one of the resale giants like Amazon and in doing so you may make your community just a little more wholesome. I am not speaking out against Amazon, but just want to make you aware that there are alternatives which may help the small business owners in your community. Al Stickle is just one of them.<a href="https://alsticklevariety.com/" target="_blank">https://alsticklevariety.com/</a></div>
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Let us do our part to heal this world of ours in more ways than one, one stitch at a time.</div>
<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-68372527415330956152020-01-03T12:48:00.002-08:002020-01-03T12:48:36.690-08:00Let’s have some knitting fun<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I am offering three classes this Winter.<br />
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I choose three different patterns for fingerless mitts, one each for the beginner, intermediate and advanced knitter. <br />
All of these are knitted flat ( the last one in a very unique way).<br />
I like fingerless mitts, because they are fun to wear and fairly quick to make.<br />
The fee for the classes is $80 for the beginner and advanced class ( three sessions each ) and $60 for the intermediate class ( two sessions) plus material. The patterns are all free.<br />
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I decided to start the classes the weekend following Martin Luther King Day.<br />
Location: The classes will be held at AL Stickles in Rhinebeck.<br />
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Beginner knitter/ Learn how to knit<br />
The Simplest Fingerless Mitts by Doris Formby<br />
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Session 1 Sun 1.26. 12:30-2pm. Cast on and knit stitch<br />
Session 2 Sun 2.2. 12: 30-2pm Review and purl Stitch<br />
Session 3 Sun 2.9. 12:30-2pm Bind off and mattress stitch<br />
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Intermediate knitter ( needs to know cast on, knit and purl Stitch)<br />
Log Cabin Mitts by Karen Templer<br />
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Session 1 Sun 1.26. 2:30-4pm Choose your yarns, understand the construction, knit , pick up sts.<br />
Session 2 Sun 2.2. 2:30-4pm. Check work and finish first mitt<br />
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Advanced knitter ( needs to be comfortable with increases, bonus if you are familiar with Judy’s Magic cast on)<br />
U-Turn Mitts by Sybil R.<br />
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Session 1 Sun 2.9. 2:30-4pm cast on, Part 1 of pattern<br />
Session 2 Sun 2.16. 2:30-4pm three-needle bind off and part 2 ( the triangle)<br />
Session 3 Sun 2.23. 2:30-4pm the thumb and finishing your first mitt<br />
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-46559542173339155192019-11-07T04:09:00.000-08:002019-11-07T04:09:24.222-08:00My favorite yarn store in Liverpool, England <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When my husband and I visited family in England, we took the train into Liverpool one of the days. <br />
Some sightseeing and shopping ( at the LFC) was done in time to also take the chance to visit my favorite wool shop on Stafford Street, Abakhan.<br />
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And this is what I knitted from the yarn. This is an incredible pattern for fingerless mitts written by Sylil Ra . It is a free pattern on ravelry, called U-Turn mitts. It is done all in one piece, with twists and turns. I just finished one mitt today 😍</div>
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Fall is my favorite time of year and not just because the weather is still mild and without the humidity and not only because the leaves are turning the most beautiful colors, especially here in the Hudson Valley, but also there is a little chill in the air, just enough to get out your sweaters and keep warm with all that woolen loveliness.</div>
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The area where I live is most famous among knitters and other fiber artists for its annual Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY, <span id="goog_1616428160"></span><span id="goog_1616428161"></span>often referred to simply as RHINEBECK.</div>
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This year one local library, the Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff (right on the Hudson) organized an early kick-off to get into the swing of things with a Fiber Arts Show with knitted, crocheted, woven, quilted , felted, embroidered, cross stitched,...you name it, it's there....pieces from library patrons. </div>
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Yours truly dropped off a shawl.</div>
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So, hurry on over to get inspired. the show will last until the end of the month.</div>
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For those of you who are not living in or planning to visit this area, I also started a seven day challenge of sharing your creations on-line on my facebook page. I started by sharing a different sweater and shawl each day and I hope others will join in with the fun and share any fiber creation.</div>
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-56620826103020444722019-09-05T05:12:00.000-07:002019-09-05T05:15:27.737-07:00My ( almost) Rhinebeck Sweater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It all started so well: </div>
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<li>I fell in love with this pattern, Helenium by Amanda Scheuzger, and bought the yarn, Kenzie by Hikoo Skacel, which just happened to be in the clearance bin at the yarn shop where I work, The Knitting Garage in Rhinebeck.</li>
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<li>There was not enough yarn in the color I liked best from what was there, but I was able to buy more yarn off a fellow knitter on ravelry ( Juliemustknit). And it turned out that the yarn I bought from her although bought in North Carolina rather than NY is the EXACT SAME dye lot!!! What were the chances of that??</li>
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I started the sweater on <b>January 16, 2019</b> and had so much fun that I finished the sleeves and body all the way to the point when I start knitting the brioche yoke by February 9.</div>
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I was looking forward to come back from a two week vacation in Costa Rica and finish the sweater.</div>
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BUT I broke my wrist while away and was not able to continue until a little </div>
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over four months later, <b>July 17</b>, at which point I very gingerly knitted a little bit at a time</div>
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<b>August 13</b>, almost a month later, I finished and absolutely love this sweater.</div>
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It fits well and who knew that orange looks so good on me?!</div>
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I am really looking forward to the cooler weather when I will start wearing it. There have been a few cool mornings already and I enjoy slipping into this sweater.</div>
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Now you may wonder why I said “<i>almost</i> Rhinebeck sweater”.</div>
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That’s simple : it turns out that I will be away this year during the New York Sheep and Wool Festival. I will be visiting family in England, but I will be sure to wear my Helenium pullover there...</div>
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-54934325754832442452019-08-31T06:24:00.003-07:002019-08-31T06:24:52.657-07:00THIS SHAWL....i recently shared this on my Facebook page and want to post it here, too, as I know that not everyone follows me on Facebook.<br />
It is a simple post, close to my heart about love and knitting and people and memories...<br />
It is about this shawl: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/kleio" target="_blank">Kleio</a><br />
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It brings life and happiness to an otherwise boring outfit.</div>
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It also always makes me think of several people who mean a lot to me:</div>
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Leah as she hand-dyed the bluish yarn.</div>
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Barbara as she brought back the orange yarn from vacationing in Nova Scotia.</div>
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My sons Gerry and Richard and others who were born in August as the yarn was sold at the planetarium and named for the constellation “Leo”.</div>
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My vacation in Venice where I bought the red yarn last year on route to Croatia where Tony and I met up with my sister and her husband for two weeks.</div>
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-2027632337591104512019-04-04T04:16:00.000-07:002019-04-04T04:16:42.610-07:00Yes, I have been very quietThe long and short of it is that I broke my left wrist. Both the distal radius and ulnar avulsion are fractured. And yes, I am right handed, but as a Continental Knitter I use my left hand for tension...<br />
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But let me recap and start at the beginning. That’s start at the beginning of the year.<br />
It all started off so well with finishing five knitted gifts in January alone!<br />
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I also finished two pairs of socks in my final sock knitting class.<br />
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And I finished my Even Flow Cardigan which I had put on the back burner while working on gifts during the Holiday Season.<br />
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You could say I was on a roll.<br />
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I also finished The Boyfriend sweater in under two weeks beginning of February.<br />
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Then it was time to go on vacation and I put my Helenium sweater aside ( too much to schlepp around) and started on a pair of socks for my eldest son and a simple raglan sweater for my sister.</div>
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And then it happened. Hiking down a steep embankment to catch the sunset on the beach, I lost my footing. Legs went flying forward, the rest of me propelled back and I remember thinking “ I better brace myself before hitting my head”. I did roll slightly to the left, ever protective of my right hand. So there...hand was swollen and painful for the remainder of the vacation, which I must say I still did enjoy. Who wouldn’t enjoy Costa Rica in Winter?!<br />
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Fast forward two weeks and back home I did get an x-ray only to find out that what I thought was ( only) a sprain is in fact ( also) a fracture ( or rather two).<br />
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So now I am sporting a pretty green cast and moping around, trying to explore and enjoy things other than knitting, cooking or baking ( I don’t mind so much that I can’t clean 😉). I am also looking at this time as a test in patience.<br />
The cast did come off yesterday and I now have a custom fitted hot pink brace for the next four weeks. The nice thing about this is that I can take it off to shower.<br />
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There are lots of ideas and well meant suggestions such as loom knit, crochet, use a knitting belt....but somehow I am just too stubborn for now, trying to ride it out until I can knit again properly and with both hands. Especially for those pieces which are half way done I need to make sure that I get the same tension and gauge.<br />
I did start to crochet a simple dishcloth/ washcloth, but it is slow going and more frustrating than it is worth it.<br />
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But anybody who knows me, knows that I will bounce back and that in the meantime I don’t think about it too much, but rather use my time to explore other things I can do such as read a book, take a walk, visit with friends, play Scrabble. Oh, and how can I forget?! I still do give knitting lessons. I have been giving everyone the choice to reschedule, but everyone (so far) has been very kind and has me talk them through their projects rather than demonstrating 😍🧶<br />
Life is Good.<br />
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-28110425729270038152019-02-07T03:44:00.000-08:002019-02-07T03:49:13.373-08:00Hats, scarves, mitts, the Winter basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How many hats, scarves and mitts do you have in your wardrobe?<br />
They are not only THE accessories which keep you warm, but they also add a nice splash of quirkiness or elegance , color or subtle understatement to your outfit. They also knit up fast and the simpler styles don’t need much knitting experience.<br />
A scarf or fingerless mitts are very good choices as a first project when you first learn how to knit.<br />
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For a scarf you could make it a sampler scarf doing different sections in different stitches as you go along learning them. Garter first, then stockinette, perhaps some seed stitch or even cable, eyelets....it would make a lovely scarf. 🧣<br />
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Fingerless mitts can be worked flat and then seamed for the beginner knitter or knit in the round, even two at a time if you want to be more adventurous and know the basics. The same is true for hats.<br />
You may want to check out some of my easy patterns : <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/doris-formby" target="_blank">Strickliese’s patterns</a><br />
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All of these make great gifts, too. Hint: Valentines Day is just around the corner.<br />
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So, if you have a case of the Winter doldrums or know someone who does, a new hat, mitts or scarf may just be the cure.<br />
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For some inspiration, looks through all the hats, scarves and mitts I have knitted or stop at your local yarn shop and look at the store samples and through the patterns. Also look at the yarns and touch them. There may just be that skein which fills you with great joy and would be perfect for a hat, mitts, scarf or cowl ( don’t forget the cowls!).<br />
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For Mitts click on this link: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese?set=mittens&columns=&view=thumbnail&page=&sort=completed_%20status_changed_&search=" target="_blank">Strickliese’s mitts</a><br />
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And for cowls and scarves, you may roam my ravelry project page here: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese?set=cowls&columns=&view=thumbnail&page=&sort=completed_%20status_changed_&search=" target="_blank">Cowls</a><br />
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-22426064094811303542019-01-04T04:38:00.000-08:002019-01-04T05:20:56.477-08:002018 in reviewUsing ravelry's search functions, I checked how many projects I completed this past year.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b>It is a whopping 27 projects! </b></span><br />
Some smaller (washcloths), some bigger (sweaters).<br />
To see them all, you can click on this link:<br />
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Here are a few of my favorites:<br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/tealeaf-sweater" target="_blank">Tealeaf Sweater</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/cancun-boxy-lace-top-4" target="_blank">Walking on Sunshine </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/bright-stripes" target="_blank">Harry it's cold out there</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/brick" target="_blank">Brick</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/take-it-all" target="_blank">Stained Glass</a><br />
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Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-57266521844547183452018-12-06T05:46:00.003-08:002018-12-06T05:47:16.011-08:00Knitting Socks and Heartstrings<h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Remember my sock knitting class I started last month.</span></span></h3>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I met with both groups this week and with determination, patience and lots of support from each other every one has finished one heel and moved on to the next.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I like to teach a very basic sock construction, toe up and two at a time. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The <b>toe up</b> helps not to have to fret over having enough yarn to finish, because you can easily adjust the length of the leg depending on how much yarn you have left after doing the important part, the foot.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Two at a time</b> helps not to have that second sock syndrome. Instead you are done with both socks at the same time and don't need to restart for that second sock (unless of course you are knitting more than two socks for an octopus).</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Check out my diagram on two at a time sock knitting right here on my blog: <a href="http://knitwithdoris.blogspot.com/2016/03/whats-on-my-needles-week-104.html" target="_blank">No tangle two at a time.</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I like the ease of a <b>short row heel</b>. No picking up stitches , no gussets, just a simple 90 degree turn of your sock. the nice thing with this, too, is that you don't interrupt any design since no knitting takes place at all on the top / front of the sock. You simply pick up the pattern again when you are done with the heel and are back to knitting in the round.</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This said I always come back to the Sock Therapist's FLK heel. By working the short row turns with double stitches you get a nice solid fabric on your heel.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Her instructions are very clear and backed up by YouTube videos. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here is a link to her pattern which is only $1 for 16 pages of instruction!!</span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">FLK Heel </span></b></a><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">And here is a gallery of the results </span></b></h4>
<span style="color: blue;">Remember these ladies only just </span><b><span style="color: blue;"> </span></b><span style="color: blue;">learned how to do this :)</span><b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie's socks for hubby; good job!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyra's socks; one heel done :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright socks for my brother in law</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One heel done on Toni's socks for her daughter; what a pretty color.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beauty of one heel on Michelle's socks (she usually prefers bulky yarn and big needles)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.</td></tr>
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Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-43729952195745351392018-11-01T05:46:00.001-07:002018-11-01T05:46:22.617-07:00Happy November<h4>
<span style="color: #b45f06;">New York Sheep and Wool Festival a.k.a. RHINEBECK</span></h4>
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I always feel so lucky to be working in the local knitting shop, The Knitting Garage at Stickles, especially during the Sheep and Wool Festival.<br />
My favorite thing about the festival is seeing so many people dressed in their hand-knits. Which better place to be than in the shop when there is a literal parade of fiber-enthusiasts coming through and showing off their work.<br />
Here are a few of my favorites I took pictures of before it got too busy :)<br />
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I am sorry I don’t have details on all of the garments, but here are the details on my ensemble:<br />
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Cardigan: Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig<br /> <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fprojects%2FStrickliese%2Ffeatherweight-cardigan%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3I4fw8VjxxM58cjmifTHpW7nsjKYXVVX6YakE-1tLxt7ECYA4MDwEtIuM&h=AT2uyU4DTLW3EOdiQM2jofMRO5LPry1EQ5MCSvxSBjFsPJwj5UZp0TFnej9phnWsypURp2CggGtrXoh65FcL3kHi_SxV4XB3yAhSKz4q3j9g7TzOp4SgNy2BF32UcjBiALNhBCzt4KoaxxrYMkHo1KvFlbm7BGkgcit4pVt582x77mGcLMDJ_TDG69MvAHWZcCq154VX93ExbGHsmH3mkXpI-t1YdO48T7N5iwHC9yDdcpYlFHM6jZC0uD3pYLzSfq8D3ffNKqp6wFTr21IOna5TPjBXxQY5qAJoXHALwX8Zz3w44syvI4-mTu7xbs7_A9BNagHvjXVzmpFgHlGmKA80tC4lIHX6cV9OaYqo85gtSpkYyiyUR7PEWVmPin4oZqyF0cGjTA3HV2a-Si1cGEwsNf9V_de3j2zcR3UBwmIfi9mDGVWJInVB1SvzuaXSbkgEDtj9Uki-9wQ0IRI5MQa7uYyJ4gfr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/…/Strickliese/featherweight-cardigan</a><br /> Shawl :The Drifter by Tami Gore<br /> <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fprojects%2FStrickliese%2Fthe-drifter%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3pFbuMcTI4u69YOTh0pAuSZYOBg9yYkrPYwYo80LOMKWnJnFtL6vSgp8g&h=AT3Nqh559SgLHn89_yNAVHx_7ooOs5T6tYPNj4w5tVJGq3Q5H7S2tI_MRl-XiomfLVoqXsRtSNfp-bfDMasGDULzagGhcwFUIUdrCT7_OEM11gTCwhBrD5fCxoLlNxSsnTgiJ3ZuV_9ydeanr2nCXggKM7QiCtFsQv1FM6aa5HNhRuF0xP0zGIskJ6Nt9j--NXd_YPwuEVzzYI7RYcsJZwv0qf7fQBwXRw-m4ZqtI4wGPVExleUhDPOnDJRlcEzWrBgzbpywuJqmAjbwSJSfwPuQs1ZS7oxXLHJsm_jNKs6VR-B5xRUYZUBoYXPvHL-K6DcF6-YIcg2kidLUEM1wjAUsPx2sIl-nIOHXMUZ4CvcTLBPJ7F6MTP6w8wHKSWEx8nxIdbD7Ea0mvm_fMkqhoFt9f9gu9ZD5uvyDOsTbCwvmAU0erP9PxOGudSaRMzJDcvFmaZzAOYOo7bOPYs7WH3_P-4i9zKeV" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/the-drifter?fbclid=IwAR3pFbuMcTI4u69YOTh0pAuSZYOBg9yYkrPYwYo80LOMKWnJnFtL6vSgp8g" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/the-drifter</a><br /> Hat : Cable Hat 3113 by Bernard Studio<br /> <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fprojects%2FStrickliese%2Fcable-hat-3113%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1XuHTAPGH3k7DSAxGdEnrtYvumv1Zl2WOX3yFU77J3zw_r52WAms_48aI&h=AT1eYWm9YURbBu3T-pIrDWQ_dEr71zOB89k5mSPPnpnVEfGQX5M_0udZqGyI4fLxUqwqz4-sbryJuNFjvKDT3Kn3pk4M6v0RSmt4-QOOcZJ9m1bnVftQ76nTQW6tbIm8tQpyg4HnVpvvw3VfKtByD_Z2y679ZlsAzTIZmHTO1ipZcgdxZysS7Uyh-uNcEhS2O-xKaL0keShJnxcdliiGLaPK0r7l2La2ry9csUF1TiNvtpCbiG-rJneEYPyHyoMvKrAAr0Y1UCHLbJpJ7RTh9Y8RtebCpXfH-Sv64yLA7n29RjpX_zXB5gj46dRq1gB8KzJhk9b2gMP-OpmzeZrI2Ezoy-uOI1UrrCGKnLdLV8MJWq3q2zNw9-0_bc3dSQQXWTtQgKSveaqf7_OUMm_UP2Ni2gbpwrJ0YdIGpARH8n2CAiTbPMyttrJmmq-yNWqvNT9-8A7ktIEjTjonw_tKUFmDx9V2zjLB" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/cable-hat-3113?fbclid=IwAR1XuHTAPGH3k7DSAxGdEnrtYvumv1Zl2WOX3yFU77J3zw_r52WAms_48aI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/cable-hat-3113</a><br /> Mitts: RBK Fingerless Mitts ( RBK stands for Rhinebeck and these are my own design available on ravelry)<br /> <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fpatterns%2Flibrary%2Frbk-fingerless-mitts%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2NwgYyWXNrpj9cz-C39xHA7NYhtnggv4bqNFr9wU3R9NjlhlXpvXSrVeM&h=AT0eOW_fBHIsJuzg3neOreXzR-YAUXBBJlyYqxo7holHXVlpPZbzS7E891NWRxvRbgDqiMB3TRu7oR5vneZQVCHrCYEmrR5339bZeTQ5_imFaL1SUzzs5eiyb3EQ2bLTLaepE_PBPldaCFMZrspCgBhQWOll_I5beKPTtbyvlGoRaCmmT4I6Lbq_JP9T2r0qOdcDRui9jMcMijV9J788AKlvphGKU0tDqy4H-c_RdwqvW6-A7enIAW7bKP0I3bXm_hXLYjOLDoZiN8aKzlgA1BDnEJn920UGILb_xZcCFN3jSlCUeqeGeoxcE-rUWcoYXPsZ66UqIr94w8UyVJOFJPn8tdvIR4StYIDd6CUj1dIb9uLGRe48XTwh26pWgsjPQfsfur5Toa23PjMpw6wvAuehGV4X9-1aG0v4B6bYeCFN2c2WDyKOUfFLQGOHQU5FxOutZK8R1nukkr2W1izvTXCM5huinlbywAI1oNg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/patter…/library/rbk-fingerless-mitts</a><br />
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We also had a trunk show right in the shop!<br />
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kit from the Tre Liz .
Two strands of sock yarn knitted up into a "blanket" and then dyed; perfect for my two at
the time socks ; socks will be guaranteed the same color sequence. BTW: Have you signed up for my class yet? Classes start next week.</span></span><br />
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-70944278592723531142018-10-04T06:01:00.001-07:002018-10-04T06:01:36.989-07:00When a knitter travels<h3>
<span style="color: #351c75;">First there is the question: What shall I take along?</span></h3>
<span style="color: #351c75;">I choose something small and easy, something which would not take away my attention from spending time with family.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">So, I choose to knit Tony yet another pair of socks and record the process throughout my travels.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Started in Upstate New York</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More knitting on board of the Adriatic Jert from Italy to Croatia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turned the heels in Njivice, Croaria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More knitting at the Zagreb, Croatia airport</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And at the CDG airport in Paris, France</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back home in Tivoli, NY</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Then there is the question: Where is the nearest Yarn shop? Do they carry any local yarns, anything different and special?</span></h3>
These are the yarns hops I visited and the purchases I made:<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">VENICE, Italy </span> </h4>
This shop was only about 15 minutes walk from the apartment where we stayed, Lellabella. I went twice in the two days we were there. The first time I restricted myself to just get some sock yarn , but then I could not get a very soft Silk yarn out of my head and went back hours before having to catch the ferry to Croatia and I am glad I did.<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>RIJECA, Croatia:</b></span> Another country, another yarn shop or two <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><span class="_7oe">🤗</span></span></h4>
Thanks to Anesia with whom I connected through ravelry, I came equipped with a list of yarn shops I could possibly visit.<br />
Taking the bus from Njivice was easy and husband and I enjoyed our time
in the beautiful seaport town of Rijeka which by the way has been voted
to be the European city of culture in 2020.<br />
The shop Ana was the easiest to find with beautiful window display. But I was a little intimidated because all the yarns were<span class="text_exposed_show">
behind the counters, so you would really need to know what you want to
ask for. But in any case my quest was to find the store UKRAS which
carries the Unitas cotton yarn made 100% here in Croatia. Seeing all the
oilcloth at the store Ana did put a smile on my face, thinking of
Stickles in Rhinebeck, NY, US, and the oilcloth you can buy there.<br /> At UKRAS I bought some lovely cotton yarn, Unitas Helena (250 m per ball).<br />
Since this trip to Croatia was all about spending time with my sister
during a joined vacation, I bought enough yarn for a sweater for Fee and
one for me <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><span class="_7oe">😍</span></span>. The sweaters will be a nice memento of our time here. Well, that is once I have actually knitted them <span class="_5mfr _47e3"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="_5mfr _47e3"> </span></span> Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-22358818204802489572018-09-06T05:23:00.000-07:002018-09-06T05:23:36.445-07:00What was on my needles in August ?<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hello dear knitterly friends,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Here we are in the first week of a new month again and I simply want to share with you what I have been working on during this past month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">As always , click on the links for more detailed information. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The links will take you to a lot more info and as Tony and I are leaving today on a trip to spend time with my sister and her husband, I will leave it at this, short and sweet <3</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Here are the projects I finished last month:</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://ravel.me/Strickliese/b5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Brick </span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><a href="http://ravel.me/Strickliese/tia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Stained Glass Shawl </span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://ravel.me/Strickliese/flkh13" target="_blank">Fascine Socks </a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">And these are still on my needles:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I want to start today’s blog by letting you all know that I am cutting back on the freque<b>ncy</b> of my posts ( yet again).</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I am intending to write one post per month ( first Thursday of every month).</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">AT THE SAME TIME I am posting more things on my Facebook page with interactive posts every Wednesday “ What’s on my needles Wednesday “ where you can share your own projects in the comments. It is like a virtual knitting group.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Every Friday there will be a thread “ Fashion Friday” featuring a knitted garment to give some inspiration on what to knit next. You will see that I wear a lot of knitted things...and always a shawl as accessory.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">So my request to you is to stay loyal to my blog, but also to check out my Facebook page.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knit-With-Doris-Discover-Your-Inner-Knitter/575533785859817?skip_nax_wizard=true" target="_blank">Knit With Doris Discover Your Inner Knitter </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>This week I finally finished the shawl I was working on for The Knitting Garage at Stickles.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>I had started end of January on this in the beautiful Hedgehog Fibers Skinny Single (100% Merino) and Hedgehog Fibres Kidsilk Lace (70% Goat-Mohair and 30% Silk).</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>To be fair I only started on it for real two months later due to a surgery on my hand and travel and even then you must remember that I work on store samples only during down time while working at the shop. To be honest, this could be excellent TV knitting as you get used to the repetitive knitting.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>What makes this shawl stand out in my opinion is the switch between the two yarns with the Merino appearing more solid and the Kidsilk more ethereal. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>The other fascinating thing about this shawl is its shape. once you reach a certain number of stitches you stop increasing and shift the center stitch of the chevron all the way to the end of the row thus making a straight line here and voila: you have a triangle!</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Click here for my extensive notes on ravelry: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/birds-of-a-feather" target="_blank"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Birds Of a Feather </span></a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Laura Aylor in her pattern <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rift-4" target="_blank">Rift. </a></b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;">And also Tammy Gore in her pattern <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-drifter" target="_blank">The Drifter.</a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Here is a link to her project: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lino/birds-of-a-feather" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lino/birds-of-a-feather</a> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">I have also been working on the shawl "Take It All" by Lisa Hannes.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">This one, too, ends up being more triangular due to the final section of short rows :)</span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">After section Seven you have an asymmetrical triangle. Then you add an appendix of short rows thus making a shift to almost symmetry.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">The hardest part with this shawl was for me to choose the colors, but then I used colors as close to the ones one of our customers used. These are colors a little out of my usual color palette, but they make me smile every time I look at them.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">You can use one to eight contrasting colors. I went with the eight and bought unicorn tails for each contrasting color ( Hint: The knitting Garage has lot us of them to choose from!). </span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">Check this shawl out here: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/take-it-all" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/take-it-all" target="_blank">Take It All</a></span> </b></span></span></div>
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Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-10338208637075468702018-07-19T04:11:00.001-07:002018-07-19T04:11:53.234-07:00My latest (almost) FOI have been working on the Novel T by Laura Nelkin for the past month.<br />
With all of the knitting done, I just need to block it and am looking forward to wearing it :)<br />
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This is a very interesting construction, knitted sideways in one piece starting from the right sleeve.<br />
Side lace panels bring it all together; no seaming. There are some great video tutorials by the Grocery Girls for this and I have learned some new things.<br />
I like this different approach to seamless knitting and had a lot of fun with it.<br />
It was definitely engaging, but at the same time simple (TV) knitting.<br />
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A special Thank You, too, to Laura Nelkin for her encouraging words in the comment section of my ravelry project.<br />
Rather than duplicating all I have said about this project here, go to ravelry and read my notes there.<br />
<i>(I even made a short video showing how to undo your provisional cast on easily).</i><br />
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<b>Click here : <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/novel-t" target="_blank">Strickliese's Novel T </a></b><br />
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<b><i>Enjoy!</i></b><br />
<b><i>Perhaps you will want to start your own Novel T :) </i> </b><br />
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<br />Formby Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516962923041856553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566017014381332101.post-57839248832045221792018-07-05T04:59:00.001-07:002018-07-05T07:01:56.235-07:00Learning from the amazing Ann BuddLast Thursday I had another opportunity to learn from Ann Budd.<br />
I love learning something new, don't you?!<br />
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PBYS hosted Ann to give a couple of workshops.<br />
I attended the Intro to Sweater Design from 5-8pm.<br />
It has been 45 years since I learned the basics from a friend and made a couple of sweaters with set in sleeves at the time and later for my children. <br />
I thought it may be time to have a fresh new look and guidance from an expert.<br />
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<b>Here are the two sweaters I made in the early seventies:</b><br />
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<b>And in the late eighties:</b><br />
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Ann focused in her class on how to design a sweater with modified dropped shoulder ( page 38 in her Book of Sweater Patterns).<br />
She taught us several formulas to use; one specifically fascinating formula by Cheryl Brunette which helps you determine the placement for increases or decreases.<br />
I am not going to get into the details here, but just want to wet your appetite to take this class if you are given the chance.<br />
If you are thinking to get either or both of Ann Budd's Sweater Design Books it is best to get them right off her website (better for Ann, too):<br />
<a href="https://annbuddknits.com/books/" target="_blank">Ann Budd Knits </a><br />
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