Category Archives: Unraveled Wednesdays

Unraveled Wednesday, 5/22/2019.

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

My Fairfield sweater has been in time out for a month as I pondered all your suggestions of how to make it smaller without ripping and reknitting. More on that another week. But never fear, I have still been knitting … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 4/17/19.

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesdays. My sweater back is done to the armholes, so I tried it on my dress form. It was too big. ::sob:: I was mad at it, so it went into time out. Oddly … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 4/9/19.

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. My Fairfield sweater is growing slowly.  When I took this photo on Tuesday afternoon, it was 13″ long. I have decided I need to measure it periodically because progress is hard to see … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 4/3/19.

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesdays! Remember last week’s post where I whined about how hard it was to chart cables? =Tamar commented that maybe I should swatch the cables that were giving me fits. Thanks again, =Tamar! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield sweater, knitting, Socks, Unraveled Wednesdays | 9 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 3/27/19.

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

It turns out that I am using the Fairfield pattern strictly for the stitch counts and overall construction. The stitch pattern/cables? Entirely my own design, with some help from Barbara Walker. The sleeve cables were impromptu, but I knew I … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 3/20/19.

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

Progress continues on Fairfield. I reached the top of the sleeve increases and wanted to be sure the they would fit, so I clipped the seam edges together (using exactly three clips, since that was how many were within reach) … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 3/13/19.

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Remember last week I said I had knit another scarf but didn’t have any photos of it? Now I do. Yarn: Noro Shiraito, a super soft blend of cashmere, angora, and wool in … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday. 3/6/19

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

    Chartreus >>> Fairfield After wrestling with gauge issues* over and over (and over!) I have a new game plan. The tweed teal Knit Picks yarn has always been intentioned for a cabled, V-neck cardigan. I have made the … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 2/27/19.

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

I should have showed you these socks last week because I finished them the weekend before. Two strands of sock yarn held together, US#2.5 needle for the foot, US#5 for the leg, knit toe-up — just like all my other … Continue reading →

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Unraveled, 2/20/19.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

(I really wish I could show you artsy photo like Kat does, but I seem to be incapable of those. Mine seem to be always all fact-sy and informational.) The sleeves on my Chartreuse are done to the top of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chartreuse, Sweaters, Unraveled Wednesdays | 9 Comments