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Guess What?  I Still Knit!

Yay for socks!  And double yay for socks made with handspun yarn!  In fact, these are socks my from my favorite handspun yet.  This yarn was previously a pair of Monkey Socks that turned out too big and loose and wouldn’t fit in my shoes.  I started them over on a smaller needle and they [...]

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Here’s the braid I made out of my red handspun and my green Wool of the Andes.  I really like this one.

I haven’t been knitting much lately, I’ve been doing some strength training and I hurt my shoulder the other day so I’ve been taking it easy.  Last weekend I finished the sleeve for my [...]

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More Kumihimo

I spent most of last week braiding, and these are what I made.  The top is a square braid made out of DMC embroidery floss and the bottom is a hollow braid made with Pearl 5 cotton and satin ribbon.  They were both fairly easy to make, the top braid more than the bottom, and [...]

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Kumihimo

In my last entry, I mentioned that I finally got my kumihimo book, Beginner’s Guide to Braiding: The craft of Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey, on Friday.  I am really happy with it.  The book is very easy to understand, the writing is great, there are lots of very clear pictures, and the instructions are easy [...]

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